Ned M. Howard, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Torrington, CT
Ned M. Howard, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1124086905, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 035252, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ned M. Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 035252 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Kennedy Dr, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 496-0799
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 482-0477
- Medicaid ID
- 001352525 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110221000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 333 Kennedy Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Antigona Ajro, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1942550991
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- Margaret Corrigan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659471290
- Kirsten Grillo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235435835
- Daniel Kessler, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1952330391
- Michael Lashgari, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1376744839
Verify Ned M. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 035252Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,156 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,021 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol299 claims
- Timolol Maleate252 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate98 claims
- Rocklatan92 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl75 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Litchfield Hills Eye Physicians PCTorrington, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.
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- Duane Austin, M.D.West Hartford, CT1477654838
- Sarah Baroody, M.D.Newtown, CT1710921861
- Anthony Barri, MDGroton, CT1245348796
- Michael Bautista, MDWestport, CT1689038671
- Herbert Becker, MDHartford, CT1801852314
- Thomas Beggins, M.D.Middletown, CT1235140104
Common questions
What is Ned M. Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ned M. Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124086905, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ned M. Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Kennedy Dr, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 496-0799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ned M. Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 035252, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ned M. Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ned M. Howard, M.D. had 2,156 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ned M. Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.