Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S.
Ophthalmology Physician · Denver, CO
Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1306964317, issued on Mar 27, 2007. Check the license on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Amiel
- Credential
- M.D., M.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD11884 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206
- Phone
- (303) 398-7309
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 329-7163
- Medicaid ID
- 12789739 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070827000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 55 Madison St
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Verify Howard Amiel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,091 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 86% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate826 claims
- Moxifloxacin63 claims
- Ilevro25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth25 claims
- Tobramycin16 claims
- Combigan15 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): 75.6 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: $573.94
13 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
- Glaucoma Consultants OF Colorado PCParker, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Amiel among 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado
Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S. is one of 338 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 338 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado.
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- Jason Wang, MDDenver, CO 802061275514937
- Genie Bang, M.D.Denver, CO 802051366618548
- Heidi Becker, MDDenver, CO 802051821293523
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Common questions
What is Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S.'s NPI number?
Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306964317, issued on Mar 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Madison St, Denver, CO, 80206. Phone: (303) 398-7309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S.'s license?
Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S. had 1,091 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.6 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.