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Elizabeth Thompson Howard, OD

NPI 1285634766ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Jacksboro, TN

Optometrist (OD) in Jacksboro, Tennessee, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 1995). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $117,204 for 746 claims, against $23,080 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $55.19 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1285634766
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJul 27, 2005
Last updated in NPPESSep 23, 2021
Certified by providerSep 23, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X1660TN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients238
Services billed1,374 across 13 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$23,080

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)746 · 1,282 30-day fills
Patients220
Total drug cost$117,204
Generic share58% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year1995
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$55.19 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$73.68 · 3 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbvie Inc.$34.121
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$21.071

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$55.19 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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