Melinda Anita Cano-Howes, OD
Optometrist · Los Lunas, NM
Melinda Anita 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 Anita 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
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 213-0103
- Medicaid IDs
- 53082877 NM
264206 AZ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040303001044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Anita 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 277 among the 33,128 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Associates OF New Mexico LtdLos Lunas, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Anita Cano-Howes among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Melinda Anita Cano-Howes, OD is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
All 333 in New Mexico → Every provider in Los Lunas → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jamie DunnLos Lunas, NM 870311235456138
- Christina Galos, ODLos Lunas, NM 870311316931769
- Donald Leach, O.D.Los Lunas, NM 870311578561312
- Rodney Gilliland, O.D.Acoma, NM 870341801800016
- Dean Hattan, ODAcoma, NM 870341174592877
- Philip Stein, ODAcoma, NM 870341669536918
- Robert Gracey, ODJemez Pueblo, NM 870241043202351
- Terry Menning, DRGrants, NM 870201295890937
Common questions
What is Melinda Anita Cano-Howes, OD's NPI number?
Melinda Anita 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 Anita 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 Anita 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 Anita Cano-Howes, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Anita Cano-Howes, OD had 677 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Anita Cano-Howes, OD's MIPS final 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), 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.