Brian Howard, OD
Optometrist · West Valley, UT
Brian Howard, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in West Valley, Utah, and NPI 1184291635, issued on Jun 4, 2021. Check the license (Utah 12306575-9934, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Howard
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 12306575-9934 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2569 S 5600 W Ste A550, West Valley, UT 84120
- Phone
- (801) 297-1773
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220718000605); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2569 S 5600 W Ste A550
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brittany Le, ODOptometrist1821718891
Verify Brian Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
Search for license 12306575-9934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost71 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Restasis12 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $370.53
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Optometric Associates OF Southern Maine PLLCBiddeford, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Howard among 470 optometrist records in Utah
Brian Howard, OD is one of 470 optometrist records with a practice address in Utah. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in West Valley
They are 3 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in West Valley, and 470 optometrist records in Utah.
All 470 in Utah → Every provider in West Valley → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Bruderer, O.D.West Valley City, UT 841201316956576
- Elsie Chang, ODWest Valley City, UT 841201306510599
- Brittany Le, ODWest Valley, UT 841201821718891
- Landen LongsonWest Valley City, UT 841201386531846
- Rick Robison, O.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841201538270889
- Samuel Robison, ODWest Valley City, UT 841201982709937
- Ngoc Tran, ODWest Valley City, UT 841201023742848
- Christopher Troxel, O.D.West Valley City, UT 841201023071214
Common questions
What is Brian Howard, OD's NPI number?
Brian Howard, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184291635, issued on Jun 4, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Howard, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2569 S 5600 W Ste A550, West Valley, UT, 84120. Phone: (801) 297-1773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Howard, OD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 12306575-9934, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Howard, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Howard, OD had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.