Physician

John B Howe, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Howe, MD (NPI: 1235237504) practices ophthalmology in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cameron, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VALLEY LASER CENTER PA (NPI: 1841398013; TIN: 742883126) and primary practice location at 78550-8367.

Howe's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 397 traditional Medicare patients, billed 9,122 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $520,070 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 1,295 prescription claims across 278 beneficiaries totaling $76,283 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $17. 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 moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $944,665 to $520,070. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $140,562 to $76,283. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$477K$955K2015 Medicare payment: $944,665 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $954,593 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $932,087 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $915,489 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $820,228 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $555,585 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $516,661 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $488,306 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $497,597 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $520,070 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,01117,508$944,665
20161,03617,554$954,593
201799916,424$932,087
201890315,061$915,489
201983313,351$820,228
20206318,083$555,585
20215647,546$516,661
20225356,654$488,306
20234276,881$497,597
20243979,122$520,070

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$85K$170K2015 Drug cost: $140,562 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $158,646 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $164,984 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $169,660 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $157,405 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $145,692 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $140,415 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $128,864 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $114,924 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $76,283 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153731,895$140,562
20163871,898$158,646
20174011,947$164,984
20183992,073$169,660
20193581,744$157,405
20202701,396$145,692
20212851,496$140,415
20222631,292$128,864
20232731,231$114,924
20242781,295$76,283

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system3721,657$92
92134Imaging of retina363843$30
92250Photography of the retina294313$26
83861Microfluid analysis of tears233784$22
92201Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing3571,328$19

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost893,009$25,850
LatanoprostLatanoprost61024,446$5,521
Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol251,407$5,118
Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate22551$4,255
SimbrinzaBrinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart11712$3,880

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$17Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John B. Howe, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John B. Howe, MD (NPI 1235237504), 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 John B. Howe, 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 John B. Howe, MD?

John B. Howe, MD is linked to VALLEY LASER CENTER PA (billing NPI 1841398013) in the available physician profile data.

Does John B. Howe, MD have Open Payments data?

John B. Howe, MD has 1 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.