Lauren Howard, O.D.
Optometrist · Chicago, IL
Lauren Howard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1669854675, issued on Jun 25, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 046.012063, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Howard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 046.012063 IL
3253 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4814 N Clark St Ste B, Chicago, IL 60640
- Phone
- (773) 897-0800
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260330003070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046.012063Check 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: $473.68
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Lauren Howard among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Lauren Howard, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 68% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katelyn BultChicago, IL 606401902544265
- Angelica CardenasChicago, IL 606401548993389
- Michael CiszekChicago, IL 606401215048590
- Fatima Ibrahim, O.D.Chicago, IL 606401376992271
- Jamie Johnson, O.D.Chicago, IL 606401679887723
- Ellyn Kozob Lerner, O.D.Chicago, IL 606401972842284
- Hamza Shah, OD, MSChicago, IL 606401114630050
- Marnee Velick, O.DChicago, IL 606401760677066
Common questions
What is Lauren Howard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Howard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669854675, issued on Jun 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Howard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4814 N Clark St Ste B, Chicago, IL, 60640. Phone: (773) 897-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Howard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.012063, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.