Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Howard Ho, OD

Individual provider Optometrist · NPI 1235969072

Dr. Howard Ho, OD is registered under Optometry in Ogema, Minnesota. Graduated from State University of New York - State College Optometry in 2024, 2 years ago. Practices with White Earth Indian Health Center, a 35-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Nevada and New York.

Years since qualifying
2
Trained at
State University of New York - State College Optometry
Licensed in
NV, NY
In the registry since
2024
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
OD — Doctor of Optometry
An optometrist: examines eyes, prescribes glasses and contacts, and treats many eye conditions.

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Practice location Address checks out

40520 County Highway 34
Ogema, MN 56569-9612
Phone: (218) 983-4300
Fax: (218) 983-6396
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Specialties & licences

Optometrist (primary) Taxonomy 152W00000X · Licence 1214 (NV)
Optometrist Taxonomy 152W00000X · Licence 010020 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1235969072
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials OD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 6, 2024
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 25, 2025
Certification dateSeptember 25, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOPTOMETRY
Medical schoolSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK - STATE COLLEGE OPTOMETRY
Graduated 2024 (2 years in practice)
Group practice White Earth Indian Health Center — 35 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Cataract surgery 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients64
Services billed 77 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Colleagues at White Earth Indian Health Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 35 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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