What is Gayle Howard's specialty?

Gayle Howard (NPI 1306872411) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Chula Vista, CA.

Where does Gayle Howard practice?

Gayle Howard practices in Chula Vista, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1306872411.

How much does Medicare pay Gayle Howard?

Gayle Howard (NPI 1306872411) received approximately $150K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 416 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1306872411

Gayle HowardM.D.

OphthalmologyChula Vista, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,382

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,743

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$121K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,094

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$323K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost923 claims

Prednisolone Acetate292 claims

Latanoprostene Bunod201 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat185 claims

Bimatoprost181 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.6

Quality

98.0

Cost

64.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$238

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$238

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$238

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050222

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gayle Howard's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	68	120
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	55	99
David Hansen Internal Medicine · Chula Vista, CA	18	50
Mushrik Kaisey Internal Medicine · Chula Vista, CA	13	34
Tania Kaczanowski Optometry · Chula Vista, CA	11	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	86	238
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	60	110
SAN DIEGO IMAGING-CHULA VISTA LLC	26	35
Tania Kaczanowski Optometry · Chula Vista, CA	26	42
SCRIPPS HEALTH	22	30
David Hansen Internal Medicine · Chula Vista, CA	20	50
Sherry Deaner-Harrington Optometry · Chula Vista, CA	20	48
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	15	32
SCHER, BARRY	14	29
Gregory Czer Internal Medicine · Chula Vista, CA	12	17
SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE CENTER	11	25

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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