Physician

James G Howard, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Howard, MD (NPI: 1033110119) practices ophthalmology in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Salt Lake, UT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA ASSOCIATES OF UTAH, PLLC (NPI: 1396867214; TIN: 870525682) and primary practice location at 84107-6771.

Howard's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 432 traditional Medicare patients, billed 49,254 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,660,725 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92004 (New patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 432 prescription claims across 135 beneficiaries totaling $16,746 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 51 records totaling $218,364. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $19,473 and ending at $16,746. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	501	10,748	$1,903,450
2016	452	9,772	$1,904,696
2017	420	9,063	$1,915,488
2018	441	8,099	$1,856,779
2019	423	7,797	$1,859,985
2020	379	8,035	$1,783,500
2021	395	7,008	$1,649,437
2022	375	10,850	$1,557,003
2023	422	35,215	$2,053,003
2024	432	49,254	$2,660,725

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	127	442	$19,473
2016	114	341	$15,269
2017	104	308	$13,768
2018	123	393	$20,478
2019	109	376	$26,711
2020	110	384	$21,626
2021	118	368	$23,538
2022	126	395	$21,327
2023	131	385	$21,434
2024	135	432	$16,746

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
92004	New patient complete exam of visual system	77	77	$105
67028	Injection of drug into eye	226	1,173	$101
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	343	610	$87
92134	Imaging of retina	424	1,535	$31
J2777	Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	83	38,040	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	113	3,843	$4,243
Moxifloxacin	Moxifloxacin Hcl	74	1,126	$1,643
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	14	480	$1,426
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	35	1,328	$877
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	64	2,741	$480

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	22	$7,876	Genentech USA, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	29	$210,489	Genentech, Inc.
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for James G. Howard, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James G. Howard, MD (NPI 1033110119), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does James G. Howard, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to James G. Howard, MD?

James G. Howard, MD is linked to RETINA ASSOCIATES OF UTAH, PLLC (billing NPI 1396867214) in the available physician profile data.

Does James G. Howard, MD have Open Payments data?

James G. Howard, MD has 51 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.