Howard Charles, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Rye, NY
Howard Charles, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Rye, New York, and NPI 1427078310, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (New York 150384-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Charles
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 150384-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 S Bedford RD Ste 404, Rye, NY 10580
- Phone
- (914) 967-5539
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (914) 967-7149
- Medicaid ID
- 01014460 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070614000692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Charles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 150384-1Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,548 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate238 claims
- Latanoprost208 claims
- Timolol Maleate137 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol107 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate93 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine91 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: $527.41
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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
- Optum Medical Care PCMount Kisco, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Charles among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Howard Charles, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 71% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Rye
They are 4 of the 356 NPPES records with a practice address in Rye, and 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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- Marc Horowitz, MDScarsdale, NY 105831154405173
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Common questions
What is Howard Charles, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Charles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427078310, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Charles, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 S Bedford RD Ste 404, Rye, NY, 10580. Phone: (914) 967-5539. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Charles, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 150384-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Charles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Charles, M.D. had 1,548 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.