Dr. Robert Charles Howard, MD

Dr. Howard practices at St Lukes Cataract & Laser Institute in Clearwater, Florida.

Dr. Howard's NPI, 1942409909, was assigned on July 11, 2007. Dr. Howard graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Howard holds Florida license ME120682.

Dr. Howard's primary practice is St Lukes Cataract & Laser Institute, at 501 S Ft Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 943-3111.

Dr. Howard's primary practice is St Lukes Cataract & Laser Institute in Clearwater, Florida. The medical group on file is St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Howard is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Howard's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Indiana, Maryland and Kansas.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cold sores or genital herpes, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Howard treats.

CMS data shows 5,071 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,994 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $459,963 for them.

CMS counts 1,994 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 931 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howard's median patient age at 73, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 3,525 Medicare Part D claims for 1,458 patients. 33% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,424 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,036,441 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,030 claims across 32 drugs.

Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 771 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Howard, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Howard in 2023. Dr. Howard's most frequent co-author is David S. Zumbro.

CMS Open Payments shows 289 general payments to Dr. Howard from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,587.

Dr. Howard graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Howard is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.