John Michael Howard, OD
Optometrist · Southport, NC
John Michael Howard, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1346289014, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1796, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Howard
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1796 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4633 Long Beach RD SE, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 457-6667
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 457-9530
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325001032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4633 Long Beach RD SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Benko, ODOptometrist1679307714
Verify John Michael Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost112 claims
- Timolol Maleate55 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone35 claims
- Restasis14 claims
- Miebo13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $143.86
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Vision Source OF Brunswick OD PASouthport, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Michael Howard among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
John Michael Howard, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Southport
They are 5 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Benko, ODSouthport, NC 284611679307714
- Tara Parnell, ODSouthport, NC 284611851422158
- Travis Pickens, ODSouthport, NC 284611053346783
- Sarah Smith, ODSouthport, NC 284611598502593
- Tiffany Le, O.D.Shallotte, NC 284591477594844
- Erika Brown, O.D.Wallace, NC 284661760445605
- J Robinson, ODWallace, NC 284661205815883
- Jill Greene, O.D.Carolina Shores, NC 284671235506833
Common questions
What is John Michael Howard, OD's NPI number?
John Michael Howard, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346289014, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Howard, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4633 Long Beach RD SE, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 457-6667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Howard, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1796, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Michael Howard, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Michael Howard, OD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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.