Melinda Cano-Howes, OD
Optometrist · Los Lunas, NM
Melinda Cano-Howes, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Los Lunas, New Mexico, and NPI 1881650547, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 514, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Cano-Howes
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 514 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1603 Main Street, SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031
- Phone
- (505) 865-6100
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Melinda Cano-Howes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 514Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
677 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost377 claims
- Lumigan56 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol47 claims
- Erythromycin43 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl42 claims
- Timolol Maleate40 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Eye Associates OF New Mexico LtdLos Lunas, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 327 optometrist records in New Mexico.
Other optometrist records in New Mexico
- Naeem Abdulla, O.DSanta Fe, NM1760494660
- Amanda Achilles, O.D.Albuquerque, NM1518415660
- Akintunde Adegite, OPTOMETRISTFarmington, NM1568562478
- Monica AlderetteSanta Fe, NM1245447440
- Kandace Alfred, ODGallup, NM1740773043
- Brooks Alldredge, O.D.Albuquerque, NM1154463099
- Roger Allyn, O.D.La Plata, NM1093979874
- Erika Anderson, ODRoswell, NM1558795328
- Mitchel Anderson, ODSanta Fe, NM1154982551
- Peter Anderson, ODAlbuquerque, NM1942235924
Common questions
What is Melinda Cano-Howes, OD's NPI number?
Melinda Cano-Howes, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881650547, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Cano-Howes, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1603 Main Street, SW, Los Lunas, NM, 87031. Phone: (505) 865-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Cano-Howes, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 514, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Cano-Howes, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Cano-Howes, OD had 677 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Cano-Howes, OD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.