William Howard Simons, O.D.
Optometrist · Helena, MT
William Howard Simons, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Helena, Montana, and NPI 1699726778, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Montana 481, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Howard Simons
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 481 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 N Montana Ave, Helena, MT 59601
- Phone
- (406) 443-2121
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 443-4163
- Medicaid ID
- 0481533 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110301000954); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 N Montana Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Hasquet, O.D.Optometrist1730139577
- Kyle Hayter, ODOptometrist1619863487
- Marcus Kelley, ODOptometrist1184675092
- Robert Simons, O.D.Optometrist1205255486
Verify William Howard Simons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
698 Medicare Part D claims for 175 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
- Latanoprost217 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate72 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl69 claims
- Lumigan53 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol34 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.92
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Montana Eyecare LLPHelena, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Howard Simons among 245 optometrist records in Montana
William Howard Simons, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 optometrist records list a practice address in Helena
They are 18 of the 1,591 NPPES records with a practice address in Helena, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Helena → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- W. Coen, O.D.Helena, MT 596011215018858
- Diane Gray, O.D.Helena, MT 596011528120714
- William Hasquet, O.D.Helena, MT 596011730139577
- Risa Hedges, ODHelena, MT 596011801635776
- Nicole Henriksen, O.D.Helena, MT 596011902117401
- Patricia Hernacki, O.D.Helena, MT 596011154772572
- Marcus Kelley, ODHelena, MT 596011184675092
- Kyle Kuntz, OD OPTOMETRISTHelena, MT 596011467485466
Common questions
What is William Howard Simons, O.D.'s NPI number?
William Howard Simons, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699726778, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Howard Simons, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 N Montana Ave, Helena, MT, 59601. Phone: (406) 443-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Howard Simons, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 481, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William Howard Simons, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Howard Simons, O.D. had 698 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Howard Simons, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 of 100. 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.