In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. John B. Howe, MD performed more comprehensive eye exam, and tear osmolarity test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests 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 Affordability:

ophthalmic biometry

In 2023, Dr. John B. Howe, MD had a list price for ophthalmic biometry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Dr. John B. Howe, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2012 were eye procedures, photocoagulation, injections and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	24
diagnostic imaging	25
eye procedures	7290
injections	223
laser treatment	39
photocoagulation	278
tonometry	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	34
diagnostic imaging	12
evoked potential test	129
eye procedures	7345
injections	283
laser treatment	62
photocoagulation	219
tonometry	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	55

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	0
Hispanic	424
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	143
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2014 were eye procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	4140
capsulotomy	36
diagnostic imaging	15
evoked potential test	142
eye procedures	8139
injections	301
lab tests	504
laser treatment	72
minimally invasive procedures	4140
photocoagulation	238
skin testing	4140
tonometry	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	597

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	0
Hispanic	409
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	421
85 and over	151
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2015 were eye procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	2340
capsulotomy	38
diagnostic imaging	22
evoked potential test	156
eye procedures	7761
injections	279
lab tests	594
laser treatment	75
minimally invasive procedures	2340
photocoagulation	214
skin testing	2340
tonometry	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	106

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	868
Female	1154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1220
Black	0
Hispanic	772
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	758
From 75 to 84	796
85 and over	282
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2016 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	30
diagnostic imaging	12
evoked potential test	131
eye procedures	8222
injections	359
lab tests	526
laser treatment	60
photocoagulation	294
tonometry	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	95

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	581

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	0
Hispanic	379
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	381
85 and over	165
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2017 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	17
diagnostic imaging	27
evoked potential test	130
eye procedures	7983
injections	400
lab tests	516
laser treatment	34
photocoagulation	257
tonometry	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	161

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	0
Hispanic	361
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	156
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, lab tests and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	23
diagnostic imaging	23
evoked potential test	94
eye procedures	7718
injections	455
lab tests	318
laser treatment	45
photocoagulation	184
tonometry	75
ultrasound (sonogram)	101

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	0
Hispanic	342
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	129
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, lab tests and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	20
diagnostic imaging	22
evoked potential test	92
eye procedures	7152
injections	424
lab tests	204
laser treatment	40
photocoagulation	179
tonometry	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	76

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	0
Hispanic	315
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	116
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, lab tests and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

evoked potential test	24
eye procedures	4893
injections	371
lab tests	260
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	20
photocoagulation	134
tonometry	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	243
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	87
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2021 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	21
evoked potential test	28
eye procedures	4495
injections	290
lab tests	525
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	48
laser treatment	42
photocoagulation	69
tonometry	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	188
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	87
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2022 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	19
eye procedures	3945
injections	287
lab tests	495
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	168
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	76
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX during 2023 were eye procedures, lab tests, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	16
evoked potential test	17
eye procedures	3598
injections	311
lab tests	624
photocoagulation	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	129
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	62
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John B. Howe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated as a retina specialist in Harlingen, TX were eye procedures, allergy testing, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

allergy testing	3240
capsulotomy	27
diagnostic imaging	19
evoked potential test	94
eye procedures	6545
injections	331
lab tests	456
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	30
laser treatment	52
minimally invasive procedures	3240
photocoagulation	189
skin testing	3240
tonometry	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD.

**Gender**
Female	480
Male	357

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	508
Hispanic	310
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	121
75 to 84	323
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	321

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John B. Howe, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John B. Howe, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John B. Howe, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Harlingen, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$124 Catalys Laser System $79	$46
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$121 VYZULTA $121
Abbott Laboratories	$106 Optics $106
Allergan Inc.	$35 OZURDEX $19	ALPHAGAN P $16
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$28 EYLEA HD $28
Other	$49 Durezol $21	ScoutPro Osmolarity System $17	LUCENTIS $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$463

Biography

Dr. John Howe is a specialist in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He works in Harlingen, TX. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John B. Howe, MD From 2012 - 2023

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