Michelle Lee Howell, O.D.
Optometrist · Erlanger, KY
Michelle Lee Howell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Erlanger, Kentucky, and NPI 1427081348, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1457DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Lee Howell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 1457DT KY
5043 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3970 Turkeyfoot RD, Erlanger, KY 41018
- Phone
- (859) 534-1498
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 534-1499
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060428000054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Michelle Lee Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1457DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan36 claims
- Miebo23 claims
- Moxifloxacin21 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone18 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate15 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: $320.34
8 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.
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
Other optometrist records in Kentucky
- Thomas Abell, ODCampbellsville, KY1942833397
- Larry Abney, ODLeitchfield, KY1487646527
- John Adams, O.D.Owensboro, KY1730191602
- John Adams, O.D.Winchester, KY1497900070
- Kevin Adams, ODMurray, KY1184782609
- Mattie Adams, ODElizabethtown, KY1861064958
- Rebecca Adams, O.D.Louisville, KY1568080315
- Stefanie Adams, ODGeorgetown, KY1750669198
- Addy Adkisson, ODLouisville, KY1255181582
- Bilal Ahmad, O.D.Lexington, KY1003224809
Common questions
What is Michelle Lee Howell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Lee Howell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427081348, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Lee Howell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3970 Turkeyfoot RD, Erlanger, KY, 41018. Phone: (859) 534-1498. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Lee Howell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1457DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Lee Howell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Lee Howell, O.D. had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.