Alin Cao, OD
Optometrist · Ennis, TX
Alin Cao, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Ennis, Texas, and NPI 1497323398, issued on Jun 16, 2021. Check the license (Texas 9956TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alin Cao
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9956TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 E Ennis Ave, Ennis, TX 75119
- Phone
- (972) 876-4005
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 E Ennis Ave
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Verify Alin Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9956TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $32.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alin Cao among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Alin Cao, OD 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 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Ennis
They are 4 of the 217 NPPES records with a practice address in Ennis, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Ennis → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerry Northcutt, O.D.Ennis, TX 751191669521993
- Tiffany Risner, O.D.Ennis, TX 751191255742532
- Adell Ann Walters, ODEnnis, TX 751191679143606
- William Dover, O.D.Duncanville, TX 751161851454508
- Ronald King, O. D.Duncanville, TX 751161710028733
- Tracey Yothers, O.D.Duncanville, TX 751161356404008
- Charles Foster, ODDesoto, TX 751151578666012
- Gregory Frey, O.D.Desoto, TX 751151164440335
Common questions
What is Alin Cao, OD's NPI number?
Alin Cao, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497323398, issued on Jun 16, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alin Cao, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 E Ennis Ave, Ennis, TX, 75119. Phone: (972) 876-4005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alin Cao, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9956TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alin Cao, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alin Cao, OD had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.