Howard R. Hartzell, OD
Optometrist · York, PA
Howard R. Hartzell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in York, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1437128683, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001116, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard R. Hartzell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- OEG001116 PA
TA0952 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 Leaders Heights RD, York, PA 17402
- Phone
- (717) 747-5430
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 747-5230
- Medicaid IDs
- 001269000 PA
0012690000004 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050321000296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard R. Hartzell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost31 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
- Bacitracin-Polymyxin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jeffrey R. Lander, M.D., LLCYork, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard R. Hartzell among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Howard R. Hartzell, OD is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in York → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Keith Clawson, O.D.York, PA 174021659443513
- Jason Guilford, O.D.York, PA 174021508877390
- George Hayes, ODYork, PA 174021346200839
- Joan Hayes, O.D.York, PA 174021881654382
- Robert Hollenbach, O.D.York, PA 174021801882113
- Seema Khanna, O.D.York, PA 174021790771061
- Richard Kleis, O.D.York, PA 174021124224480
- Michael Malave, ODYork, PA 174021295836286
Common questions
What is Howard R. Hartzell, OD's NPI number?
Howard R. Hartzell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437128683, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard R. Hartzell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Leaders Heights RD, York, PA, 17402. Phone: (717) 747-5430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard R. Hartzell, OD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001116, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard R. Hartzell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard R. Hartzell, OD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; 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.