Howard Steven Grad, OD
Optometrist · Manchester, CT
Howard Steven Grad, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Manchester, Connecticut, and NPI 1609865146, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 766, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Steven Grad
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 766 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 122 E Center St, Manchester, CT 06040
- Phone
- (860) 646-3933
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 432-1116
- Medicaid ID
- 004024204 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000975); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Steven Grad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vyzulta13 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.
Howard Steven Grad among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Howard Steven Grad, OD is one of 675 optometrist 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 optometrist records list a practice address in Manchester
They are 24 of the 2,184 NPPES records with a practice address in Manchester, and 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Adam Ham, O.D.Manchester, CT 060401669781019
- Kimberly Lefevre, O.D.Manchester, CT 060401861427080
- Ronald Levitt, ODManchester, CT 060401528157393
- Reshma PatelManchester, CT 060401841818804
- Jennifer Stroh, O.D.Manchester, CT 060401053344879
- Daina WongManchester, CT 060401013844851
Common questions
What is Howard Steven Grad, OD's NPI number?
Howard Steven Grad, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609865146, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Steven Grad, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 122 E Center St, Manchester, CT, 06040. Phone: (860) 646-3933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Steven Grad, OD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 766, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard Steven Grad, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Steven Grad, OD had 32 Medicare Part D claims; 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.