Vera Marie Howe, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Cedar Rapids, IA
Vera Marie Howe, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1437124989, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 152-02193, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vera Marie Howe
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- 152-02193 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2740 1St Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Phone
- (319) 866-9190
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 866-9192
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070305000585); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
4 nearest corneal and contact management optometrist records → All 5 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2740 1St Ave NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Austin Isham, DPTPhysical Therapist1477809226
Verify Vera Marie Howe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 152-02193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
314 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost61 claims
- Erythromycin39 claims
- Restasis29 claims
- Fluorometholone24 claims
- Azelastine Hcl19 claims
- Cyclosporine16 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: $24.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- State University OF IowaCoralville, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 5 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Iowa.
All 5 in Iowa → Every provider in Cedar Rapids → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 4 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Peterson, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021114951746
- Lisa Nix, O.D.Le Claire, IA 527531225094881
- Mark Jeppesen, ODWaverly, IA 506771033101845
- Richard Nelson, O.D.Indianola, IA 501251437137429
Common questions
What is Vera Marie Howe, O.D.'s NPI number?
Vera Marie Howe, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437124989, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vera Marie Howe, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2740 1St Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402. Phone: (319) 866-9190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vera Marie Howe, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 152-02193, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vera Marie Howe, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vera Marie Howe, O.D. had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.