Robert Michael Howard, OD
Optometrist · San Diego, CA
Robert Michael Howard, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1912977554, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (California 6960T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Robert Michael Howard
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6960T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8022 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (858) 278-3937
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 278-3996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Michael Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 6960TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Robert Michael Howard among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Robert Michael Howard, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Archie Ackroyd, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111629107172
- Janet Beack, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111396887345
- Hoang Ho, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111275684847
- Kelly Keane, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111326480476
- Jeffery Ng, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111396836888
- Tracy Nguyen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111265596621
- Thu Nguyen, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111326323627
- Kristine Pham, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111255661815
Common questions
What is Robert Michael Howard, OD's NPI number?
Robert Michael Howard, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912977554, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Michael Howard, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8022 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (858) 278-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Michael Howard, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 6960T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.