Matthew J. Howie, O.D.
Optometrist · Grimes, IA
Matthew J. Howie, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Grimes, Iowa, and NPI 1932168218, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02140, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew J. Howie
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02140 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 241 SE Destination Dr Ste 100, Grimes, IA 50111
- Phone
- (515) 986-1234
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 986-4813
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew J. Howie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 claims
- Timolol Maleate23 claims
- Travoprost18 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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: $269.04
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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
- M J Howie OD PCGrimes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew J. Howie among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Matthew J. Howie, 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 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Grimes
They are 4 of the 111 NPPES records with a practice address in Grimes, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Grimes → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lucas Bell, O.D.Grimes, IA 501111154679561
- Blake Franzeen, O.D.Grimes, IA 501111043280977
- Mallori Phillips, ODGrimes, IA 501111326539826
- Kara Collings, O.D.Grinnell, IA 501121366606287
- Scott Collings, O.D.Grinnell, IA 501121467616383
- Joseph Jahner, ODGrinnell, IA 501121285245274
- Clark Jensen, O.D.Grinnell, IA 501121336148576
- Scott Jensen, O.D.Grinnell, IA 501121780683920
Common questions
What is Matthew J. Howie, O.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew J. Howie, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932168218, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew J. Howie, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 241 SE Destination Dr Ste 100, Grimes, IA, 50111. Phone: (515) 986-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew J. Howie, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02140, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew J. Howie, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew J. Howie, O.D. had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.