NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Martha A. Howard, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Guilford, CT

Martha A. Howard, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Guilford, Connecticut, and NPI 1902810021, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 34441, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902810021
Name
Martha A. Howard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
34441 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
206 Church St, Guilford, CT 06437
Phone
(203) 458-8300
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(203) 458-0710
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060908000061); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Martha A. Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

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

Martha A. Howard among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut

Martha A. Howard, M.D. is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Distelman, MDGuilford, CT 064371649387770
  2. Alan Ecker, MDMadison, CT 064431831207018
  3. Patricia Ecker, MDMadison, CT 064431851440077
  4. Robert Block, M.D.Meriden, CT 064501902919319
  5. Peter BurchMeriden, CT 064501841732088
  6. William Hall, MDMeriden, CT 064501588664635
  7. Laura Hall, M.D.Meriden, CT 064501629480728
  8. Jay Hellreich, MDMeriden, CT 064501114927332

Common questions

What is Martha A. Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Martha A. Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902810021, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Martha A. Howard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 Church St, Guilford, CT, 06437. Phone: (203) 458-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Martha A. Howard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 34441, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Martha A. Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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