Christopher R. Howard, O.D.
Optometrist · Crestview, FL
Christopher R. Howard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Crestview, Florida, and NPI 1629108709, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (Florida OPC3124, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher R. Howard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OPC3124 FL
S866TA408 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 S Ferdon Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536
- Phone
- (850) 682-1859
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (850) 682-8674
- Medicaid ID
- 620311600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101210000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher R. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC3124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Latanoprost17 claims
- Restasis13 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: $748.56
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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.
Christopher R. Howard among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Christopher R. Howard, O.D. is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 62% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Crestview
They are 9 of the 819 NPPES records with a practice address in Crestview, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wanda Batson, O.D.Crestview, FL 325361053342253
- Chelsea Evans, O.D.Crestview, FL 325361477939478
- Charles Howard, ODCrestview, FL 325361942204938
- Jane Purdy, O.D.Crestview, FL 325361841530086
- Tyler Ridder, ODCrestview, FL 325361275269813
- Amy Riggs, O.D.Crestview, FL 325361083642649
- Lea Spears, O.D.Crestview, FL 325361235387671
- Thomas Streeter, ODCrestview, FL 325361447246590
Common questions
What is Christopher R. Howard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher R. Howard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629108709, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher R. Howard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 S Ferdon Blvd, Crestview, FL, 32536. Phone: (850) 682-1859. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher R. Howard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC3124, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher R. Howard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher R. Howard, O.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.