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Howard D. Budner, O.D.

NPI 1730120114ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Silver Spring, MD

Optometrist (O.D.) in Silver Spring, Maryland, trained at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (class of 1983). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $24,918 for 204 patients in 2024, with only 19 Part D claims. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $612.17 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1730120114
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJun 9, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 13, 2021
Certified by providerOct 13, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XTA947MD
Optometrist152W00000X618000559VA

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 (DC); Practitioner - Optometry (MD)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients204
Services billed432 across 14 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$24,918

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)19 · 22 30-day fills
Patients11
Total drug cost$5,100

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolPennsylvania College of Optometry
Graduation year1983
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$612.17 · 19 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$616.39 · 23 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$612.17 · 19 payments

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

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