Howard A. Ossen, O.D.
Optometrist · Virginia Beach, VA
Howard A. Ossen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1801891478, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0601000749, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard A. Ossen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0601000749 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6113 Indian River RD, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
- Phone
- (757) 420-2053
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 424-9503
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091028000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6113 Indian River RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard A. Ossen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0601000749Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost52 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Restasis16 claims
- Tyrvaya15 claims
- Lumigan12 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Howard A. Ossen among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Howard A. Ossen, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Virginia Beach → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Adler, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234641417086752
- David Farmer, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234641982611638
- Craig Labell, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234641467537662
- Steven Laderberg, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234641538155577
- Athamandia PerryVirginia Beach, VA 234641891369948
- Robert Resnick, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234641073698270
- Adriana Shade, ODVirginia Beach, VA 234641932929171
- Douglas Shames, O.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234641659557163
Common questions
What is Howard A. Ossen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Howard A. Ossen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801891478, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard A. Ossen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6113 Indian River RD, Virginia Beach, VA, 23464. Phone: (757) 420-2053. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard A. Ossen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0601000749, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard A. Ossen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard A. Ossen, O.D. had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard A. Ossen, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.