Howard S. Nachman, O.D.
Optometrist · Ellicott City, MD
Howard S. Nachman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ellicott City, Maryland, and NPI 1710011770, issued on Mar 14, 2007. Check the license (Maryland TA1061, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard S. Nachman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1061 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10050 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
- Phone
- (410) 461-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090327000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10050 Baltimore National Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lila Goodwin, O. D.Optometrist1669483301
- Michael Schwartz, ODOptometrist1912068826
- Leslie Toll, ODOptometrist1346381829
Verify Howard S. Nachman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jeffrey L Morer OD PCColumbia, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard S. Nachman among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Howard S. Nachman, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
All 924 in Maryland → Every provider in Ellicott City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Berger, O.D.Ellicott City, MD 210421063448983
- Allan Brull, ODBel Air, MD 210421871510362
- Lila Goodwin, O. D.Ellicott City, MD 210421669483301
- Joshua Gordon, O.D.Ellicott City, MD 210421306877683
- Benjamin Hendin, ODEllicott City, MD 210421700979796
- Jennifer Kungle, O.D.Ellicott City, MD 210421831126911
- Michael Robin, O.D.Ellicott City, MD 210421447396700
- Michael Schwartz, ODEllicott City, MD 210421912068826
Common questions
What is Howard S. Nachman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Howard S. Nachman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710011770, issued on Mar 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard S. Nachman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10050 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD, 21042. Phone: (410) 461-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard S. Nachman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1061, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Howard S. Nachman, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.