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Dr. James G. Howard, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

University of Utah School of Medicine

Professional interests include: diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, retrobulbar block, and more.

5169 S Cottonwood Street Suite 630
Murray, UT 84107

(801) 312-2020

Dr. James G. Howard, MD is a retina specialist in Murray, UT specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. James G. Howard, MD is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region, St. Mark's Hospital and MountainStar Healthcare.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

5169 S Cottonwood Street Suite 630
Murray, UT 84107

(801) 312-2020

(801) 312-2010

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5169 South Cottonwood Street Suite 630
Salt Lake City, UT 84107

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic A-scan

By Affordability:

A-scan

diagnostic A-scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Utah, Dr. James G. Howard, MD performed more diagnostic A-scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for A-scan, and diagnostic A-scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. James G. Howard, MD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Top 25%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

eye procedures

intravitreal drug injection

In 2012, Dr. James G. Howard, MD performed more comprehensive eye exam, eye procedures, and intravitreal drug injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2012 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
eye procedures	3779
injections	1119

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2013 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97
eye procedures	4656
injections	1445

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	126
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2014 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151
eye procedures	4889
injections	1655

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	137
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2015 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
eye procedures	4287
injections	1410

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	270
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2016 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
eye procedures	3827
injections	1348

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	129
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2017 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
eye procedures	3594
injections	1294

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	111
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2018 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
eye procedures	3341
injections	1141

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	99
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2019 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
eye procedures	3189
injections	1111

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	94
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2020 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28
eye procedures	2898
injections	1071

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	87
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	15
eye procedures	2907
injections	1004
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	84
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	19
eye procedures	2796
injections	950
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	82
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

diagnostic imaging	17
doctor visit	72
eye procedures	3651
injections	1231
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	423
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	166
85 and over	110
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Howard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James G. Howard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. James G. Howard, MD graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) Ophthalmology and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James G. Howard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

St. Mark's Hospital

MountainStar Healthcare

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James G. Howard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$46,771 LUCENTIS $46,673	VABYSMO $93	SUSVIMO $4	$1
US Retina LLC	$1,599 $1,599
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$740 EYLEA aflibercept injection $338	Eylea $227	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $146	EYLEA HD $30
Genentech, Inc.	$402 Non-Covered Product $144	LUCENTIS $140	NonCovered Product $36	SUSVIMO $11	$72
Allergan Inc.	$348 OZURDEX $331	NATRELLE IMPLANTS $16
Other	$460 EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $58	EYLEA aflibercept injection $52	JETREA $37	SYFOVRE $33	XIPERE $22	Other $258

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$34,845
Travel and Lodging	$7,755
Food and Beverage	$3,202
Consulting Fee	$2,820
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$1,599
Other	$99

Research Payments

Dr. James G. Howard, MD has received 128 research payments totaling $2,204,443.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. James G. Howard, MD.

US Retina LLC	2017	$6,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2018	$6,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2016	$6,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2015	$6,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2022	$5,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2020	$5,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares
US Retina LLC	2019	$5,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Shares

Biography

Dr. James Howard's medical specialty is vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). Dr. Howard has a special interest in uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, and retrobulbar block. He is professionally affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region and St. Mark's Hospital. Before completing his residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Dr. Howard attended medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine and the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Howard speaks Spanish.