Alma Hernandez, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Alma Hernandez, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528214822, issued on Aug 18, 2008. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alma Hernandez
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA2111 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 North Loop W Ste 260, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 869-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 869-1964
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alma Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of 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: $758.35
20 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alma Hernandez among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Alma Hernandez, 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 2008, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chia- June Chou, O.D.Houston, TX 770081912313586
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- Steven Garza, ODHouston, TX 770081346216892
- Bao Hoang, O.D.Houston, TX 770081639333933
- Thao Nguyen, ODHouston, TX 770081588073670
- Chi Nguyen, ODHouston, TX 770081215458633
- Stephen Shope, OD PHDHouston, TX 770081376749747
Common questions
What is Alma Hernandez, O.D.'s NPI number?
Alma Hernandez, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528214822, issued on Aug 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alma Hernandez, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 North Loop W Ste 260, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 869-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alma Hernandez, O.D.'s license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alma Hernandez, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alma Hernandez, O.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.