NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lynn Marie Howland, OD

Optometrist · Dubuque, IA

Lynn Marie Howland, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Dubuque, Iowa, and NPI 1437228103, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02276, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437228103
Name
Lynn Marie Howland
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
02276 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3343 Center Grove Dr Ste D, Dubuque, IA 52003
Phone
(563) 588-2093
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2023
Fax
(563) 588-0590
Medicaid ID
0475285 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051212000311); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3343 Center Grove Dr Ste D

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberlie Hodne, ODOptometrist1548946114

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

207 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Lynn Howland207
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost92 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate31 claims
  3. Xiidra14 claims
  4. Lumigan11 claims
  5. Miebo11 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: $17.11

1 payment: 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.

  1. Lynn Howland$17.11
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Dubuque Family Eye Care PCDubuque, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lynn Marie Howland among 676 optometrist records in Iowa

Lynn Marie Howland, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 74% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 optometrist records list a practice address in Dubuque

They are 23 of the 1,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Dubuque, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Flamich, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520031225443450
  2. Lucas Flamich, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520031437536752
  3. Gregory Hansen, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520031487616736
  4. Lisa Hansen, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520031083676332
  5. Kent Hillery, ODDubuque, IA 520031609945377
  6. Kimberlie Hodne, ODDubuque, IA 520031548946114
  7. Matthew Arensdorff, O.D.Dubuque, IA 520021255644621
  8. William Auer, ODDubuque, IA 520021598334971

Common questions

What is Lynn Marie Howland, OD's NPI number?

Lynn Marie Howland, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437228103, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lynn Marie Howland, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3343 Center Grove Dr Ste D, Dubuque, IA, 52003. Phone: (563) 588-2093. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lynn Marie Howland, OD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 02276, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lynn Marie Howland, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lynn Marie Howland, OD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 60 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.