John Howard Mason, O.D.
Optometrist · St Petersburg, FL
John Howard Mason, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1467481812, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Florida OPC1946, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Howard Mason
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC1946 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5712 5TH Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33710
- Phone
- (727) 367-6051
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 381-9190
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040726000036); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5712 5TH Ave N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Austin Mason, ODOptometrist1417628470
Verify John Howard Mason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC1946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,046.44
8 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.
John Howard Mason among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
John Howard Mason, O.D. is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in St Petersburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Fisher, ODSt Petersburg, FL 337101689743940
- Mark Hetherington, O.D.St Petersburg, FL 337101437258944
- Frank Hurd, O.D.Saint Petersburg, FL 337101336266154
- Richard InghamSaint Petersburg, FL 337101952464786
- Jeffrey Krill, ODSt Petersburg, FL 337101154401438
- Victoria Melcher, ODSt Petersburg, FL 337101992829543
- Mitchell Petit, O.D.St Petersburg, FL 337101184628547
- Jeffrey Phillips, ODSaint Petersburg, FL 337101811974900
Common questions
What is John Howard Mason, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Howard Mason, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467481812, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Howard Mason, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5712 5TH Ave N, St Petersburg, FL, 33710. Phone: (727) 367-6051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Howard Mason, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC1946, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.