NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Afiya Ali

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Afiya Ali is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952032401, issued on Jun 23, 2022. Check the license (Texas 10597T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952032401
Name
Afiya Ali
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
10597T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8705 West Loop S Ste 400, Houston, TX 77096
Phone
(713) 662-3937
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8705 West Loop S Ste 400

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmad LahamOptometrist1922776905
  2. Ashley Nguyen, ODOptometrist1376169391
  3. Wilfred Zaw, ODOptometrist1164353942

Verify Afiya Ali in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $120.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Afiya Ali$120.37
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Afiya Ali among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Afiya Ali is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston

They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dai Bui, O.D.Houston, TX 770961184623050
  2. Helen Kuo, O.D.Houston, TX 770961831199363
  3. Steve Lai, OD PAHouston, TX 770961871657379
  4. David Lopez, O.D.Houston, TX 770961568472058
  5. Lynne Michels, O.D.Houston, TX 770961861548851
  6. Farah Nasser, O.D.Houston, TX 770961770769812
  7. Allan Panzer, O.D.Houston, TX 770961205821311
  8. Haotam Phan, ODHouston, TX 770961275542425

Common questions

What is Afiya Ali's NPI number?

Afiya Ali's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952032401, issued on Jun 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Afiya Ali located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8705 West Loop S Ste 400, Houston, TX, 77096. Phone: (713) 662-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Afiya Ali's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 10597T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.