Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D.
Optometrist · Iowa City, IA
Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1942658455, issued on May 25, 2016. Check the license (Iowa 082831, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Aaron Houck
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 082831 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1614 Sycamore St, Iowa City, IA 52240
- Phone
- (319) 337-3737
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220112000970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1614 Sycamore St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sean O'Neill, O.D.Optometrist1124165089
Verify Matthew Aaron Houck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 082831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost306 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol125 claims
- Timolol Maleate99 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate77 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate59 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone49 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: $109.16
2 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
- Paragon Health PCKalamazoo, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Aaron Houck among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D. 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 2016, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Dimmer, ODIowa City, IA 522401821526864
- Douglas Hand, ODIowa City, IA 522401689655169
- Julia Hibbing, ODIowa City, IA 522401316430481
- Paul Hottel, ODIowa City, IA 522401043284805
- Nickolas Huisman, O.D.Iowa City, IA 522401275972697
- Rachel Hutchins, O.D.Iowa City, IA 522401023270998
- Merle Kjonaas, ODIowa City, IA 522401245205699
- Annette Nickel, O.D.Iowa City, IA 522401053607093
Common questions
What is Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942658455, issued on May 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1614 Sycamore St, Iowa City, IA, 52240. Phone: (319) 337-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 082831, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Aaron Houck, O.D. had 1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 390 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.