Howard Lee Distelman, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Guilford, CT
Howard Lee Distelman, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Guilford, Connecticut, and NPI 1649387770, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 028769, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Lee Distelman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 028769 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
- Phone
- (203) 453-3100
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 458-9456
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100115000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Lee Distelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 028769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost641 claims
- Timolol Maleate202 claims
- Lumigan186 claims
- Ofloxacin164 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate122 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol98 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): 92.9 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: $255.32
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ocular Therapeutix, 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
- Middlesex Eye Physicians P.C.Middletown, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Lee Distelman among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut
Howard Lee Distelman, MD is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 66% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.
All 336 in Connecticut → Every provider in Guilford → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martha Howard, M.D.Guilford, CT 064371902810021
- Alan Ecker, MDMadison, CT 064431831207018
- Patricia Ecker, MDMadison, CT 064431851440077
- Robert Block, M.D.Meriden, CT 064501902919319
- Peter BurchMeriden, CT 064501841732088
- William Hall, MDMeriden, CT 064501588664635
- Laura Hall, M.D.Meriden, CT 064501629480728
- Jay Hellreich, MDMeriden, CT 064501114927332
Common questions
What is Howard Lee Distelman, MD's NPI number?
Howard Lee Distelman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649387770, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Lee Distelman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 Boston St, Guilford, CT, 06437. Phone: (203) 453-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Lee Distelman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 028769, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Lee Distelman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Lee Distelman, MD had 2,116 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Lee Distelman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.