NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alireza Somji, O.D.

Optometrist · Sugar Land, TX

Alireza Somji, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1801183900, issued on Jul 9, 2011. Check the license (Texas 7805T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801183900
Name
Alireza Somji
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
7805T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15920 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone
(281) 265-3937
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130206000545); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 15920 Lexington Blvd

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

  1. Michael Friedberg, OD, PAOptometrist1770521924

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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

135 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.

  1. Alireza Somji135
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost46 claims

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: $248.93

7 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.

  1. Alireza Somji$248.93
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Somji Eye Associates, PLLCSugar Land, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alireza Somji among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Alireza Somji, O.D. 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 2011, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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).

79 optometrist records list a practice address in Sugar Land

They are 79 of the 3,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Sugar Land, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yasmin Ahmed, O.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791396920369
  2. Tina Burr, O.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791205978624
  3. Jordana Chettiparampil, O.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791487966883
  4. Steven Davenport, ODSugar Land, TX 774791619935038
  5. Michael Friedberg, OD, PASugar Land, TX 774791770521924
  6. Atiya Husain, O.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791053401091
  7. Joseph Janes, O.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791528175551
  8. Patrick Ladage, OD, PHDSugar Land, TX 774791205958501

Common questions

What is Alireza Somji, O.D.'s NPI number?

Alireza Somji, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801183900, issued on Jul 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alireza Somji, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15920 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 265-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alireza Somji, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 7805T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alireza Somji, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alireza Somji, O.D. had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.