Courtney Howell, OD
Optometrist · Huntsville, AL
Courtney Howell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1609444306, issued on Jun 17, 2021. Check the license (Alabama S-E83-TA-C35, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Courtney Howell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-E83-TA-C35 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Markaview RD NW, Huntsville, AL 35805
- Phone
- (256) 533-8477
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220609000419); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 874 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 500 Markaview RD NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Boyer, O.D.Optometrist1053424226
- Matthew Brannon, DPT, ATC, LATPhysical Therapist1588115216
- Adrian Brown, PHARMD, BCACPAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1598160665
- Mariah BugsSocial Worker1083287197
- Charlene Cole-Suttlar, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558652479
- Heaven Colquiett, LMSWClinical Social Worker1760376750
Verify Courtney Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-E83-TA-C35Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan31 claims
- Restasis24 claims
- Latanoprost22 claims
- Combigan13 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: $831.83
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Alabama LLCHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Courtney Howell among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Courtney Howell, OD is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2021, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Boyer, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358051053424226
- Dane Bagley, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358061184620981
- Gregory Clardy, ODHuntsville, AL 358061306042346
- William Cobb, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358061669558292
- Cara Gilliland, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358061710234745
- Karolyn Lane-Hill, ODHuntsville, AL 358061801466974
- Baylee PendleyHuntsville, AL 358061457024499
- Tracy Schroeder Swartz, OD, MSHuntsville, AL 358061306973417
Common questions
What is Courtney Howell, OD's NPI number?
Courtney Howell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609444306, issued on Jun 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Courtney Howell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Markaview RD NW, Huntsville, AL, 35805. Phone: (256) 533-8477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Courtney Howell, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-E83-TA-C35, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Courtney Howell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Courtney Howell, OD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.