Gayle C. Howard, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Chula Vista, CA
Gayle C. Howard, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1306872411, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (California C52755, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gayle C. Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- C52755 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 681 3RD Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Phone
- (619) 420-2111
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 585-8130
- Medicaid ID
- GR0067510 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070607000516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 681 3RD Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gayle C. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C52755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,201 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost923 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate292 claims
- Vyzulta201 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol185 claims
- Lumigan181 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl164 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $408.10
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Physicians Medical Surgical CenterChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gayle C. Howard among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Gayle C. Howard, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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- Alexandra Castillejos Ellenthal, MDChula Vista, CA 919101144780933
- Gary Jacobs, MDChula Vista, CA 919101992772552
- Jessica Maslin, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101154684553
- Robert Penner, MDChula Vista, CA 919101982671541
- Sona Shah, MDChula Vista, CA 919101750943403
Common questions
What is Gayle C. Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gayle C. Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306872411, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gayle C. Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 681 3RD Ave, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 420-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gayle C. Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C52755, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gayle C. Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gayle C. Howard, M.D. had 3,201 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gayle C. Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.