In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Michelle Lee Howell, OD performed more punctal plug insertion procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for extraocular surgery, lacrimal surgery, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, punctal occlusion, and punctal plug insertion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	265

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	269

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	103

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2014 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
eye procedures	325
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
eye procedures	56

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	167

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2017 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	302
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2018 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16
eye procedures	368
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2019 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64
eye procedures	330
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	78

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2020 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
eye procedures	256
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47
eye procedures	267

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY during 2022 were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
eye procedures	354
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	74

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	83

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Michelle Lee Howell, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated as an optometrist in Erlanger, KY were eye procedures and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

doctor visit	36
eye procedures	269
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	9
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Michelle Lee Howell, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Michelle Lee Howell, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	0
Cancer	3

Education & Training

She has a state license in Kentucky.

Licensed In: Kentucky

Ratings & Reviews

Michelle Lee Howell, OD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Michelle Lee Howell, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in Erlanger, KY.

3.6

Overall Rating

(5 Ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Michelle Lee Howell, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Coopervision Inc.	$774 Multiple Brands Contact Lens $152	Clariti Contact Lens $83	MyDay Contact Lens $39	$500
Shire North American Group Inc	$350 XIIDRA $350
Visioneering Technologies, Inc.	$279 $279
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$269 BIOTRUE ONE DAY $247	ZYLET $21
Allergan Inc.	$268 RESTASIS $129	LASTACAFT $125	LUMIGAN $14
Other	$989 DAILIES $202	EYSUVIS $143	Healon Viscoelastics $125	MIEBO $122	MARLO $56	Other $341