James G Howard, MD

Primary specialty

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207WX0107X

License

6545547-1205 Issued in UT

Practice address

5169 Cottonwood St Ste 630
Salt Lake City, UT 84107-6771

Phone

(801) 312-2020

Fax

(801) 312-2022

NPI assigned

Aug 10, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in UT

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine, 2007

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Retina Associates of Utah PCGroup PAC ID 0244130821, 9 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Intermountain Medical Center Hospital, Murray, UT, CCN 460010
• Holy Cross Hospital-Davis Hospital, Layton, UT, CCN 460041
• St Mark'S Hospital Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, CCN 460047

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

98.8 of 100Reported as group

Quality

97.61

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Retina Associates of Utah, PLLC

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • NPI 1396867214
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Layton, UT
  • NPI 1346945839
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ihc Health Services, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Murray, UT
  • NPI 1043220650
  Care Compare affiliation
• Northern Utah Healthcare Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • NPI 1164469243
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Barry Howard
• Ben James Howard, DO
• Brittaini Howard
• Evan Alexander Howard
• Husayn Howard, OTR/L, PT, DPT
• Kathryn Dawn Howard
• Kelly Jane Howard
• Kenzie Lillywhite Howard, DNP
• Lyle Howard
• Michael Howard

• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Salt Lake City, UT
• Providers in Salt Lake City, UT by specialty
• Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Utah

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 2, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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