John Michael Howard, OD

  • Fayetteville, NC
  • Optometrist
NPI1346289014PAC ID3678518941
Medicare patients, 2024
632
Part D claims, 2024
358
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$83
Medical group
1
Practice address
2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Practice phone
Call (910) 488-2120
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Primary practice

Fayetteville VA Medical Center

Hospital · Fayetteville, North Carolina

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John Michael Howard is an optometrist in Fayetteville, North Carolina

John Howard practices at Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Veterans Health Administration.

John Howard's NPI, 1346289014, was assigned on June 6, 2006. John Howard graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 2000. John Howard holds North Carolina license 1796.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678518941
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(910) 488-2120
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

John Michael Howard practices at Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina

John Howard's primary practice is Fayetteville VA Medical Center, at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 in Cumberland County. The practice phone is (910) 488-2120.

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John Michael Howard is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

John Howard's primary practice is Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dmand AI also links John Howard to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at John Michael Howard's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fayetteville VA Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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John Michael Howard is one of 1,111 optometrists in North Carolina

Optometrist is John Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 152W00000X. John Howard is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Optometrist, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 1796 · taxonomy 152W00000X

Optometrists near John Howard

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

John Michael Howard treated 632 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 632 Medicare patients who saw John Howard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 341 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.82, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts John Howard's median patient age at 73, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024632
Average age74
Average risk score0.82

John Howard's Medicare patients by age, 2024

John Howard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women34755%
  • Men28545%

Chronic conditions among John Howard's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure64%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease25%
  5. Diabetes20%
  6. Anxiety17%
  7. Mood disorders16%
  8. Atrial fibrillation15%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

John Howard's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

John Michael Howard wrote 358 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, John Howard wrote 358 Medicare Part D claims for 133 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 2024358
Part D patients133

John Howard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic227 claims63%
  • Brand-name131 claims37%

Drug classes CMS tracks in John Howard's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%11 of 358 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

John Michael Howard ranks in the 77th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare

John Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 126 procedures of cataract surgery by John Howard, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where John Howard ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
77th percentile126 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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John Michael Howard received $83 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to John Howard from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $83.

Companies that paid John Howard the most, 2025 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

John Michael Howard graduated from Southern College of Optometry

John Howard graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 2000.

  1. Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for John Michael Howard's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is John Michael Howard's NPI number?

John Michael Howard's NPI number is 1346289014. It was assigned on June 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does John Michael Howard specialize in?

John Michael Howard is an optometrist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Optometrist (taxonomy code 152W00000X).

Where does John Michael Howard practice?

John Howard practices at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. John Howard's primary practice is Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dmand AI also links John Howard to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is John Michael Howard's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for John Howard is (910) 488-2120.

What is John Michael Howard's medical license number?

John Howard holds North Carolina license 1796.

Which hospitals is John Michael Howard affiliated with?

John Howard practices at Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Does John Michael Howard accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists John Howard as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does John Michael Howard see?

CMS counts 632 Medicare patients who saw John Howard in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Where did John Michael Howard go to medical school?

John Howard graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 2000.

Has John Michael Howard received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $83 in general payments to John Howard from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has John Michael Howard been practicing?

John Howard graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

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