NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrea Kells, OD

Optometrist · Pflugerville, TX

Andrea Kells, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Pflugerville, Texas, and NPI 1609554559, issued on Jul 10, 2023. Check the license (Texas 8945, 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
1609554559
Name
Andrea Kells
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
8945 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 W Wells Branch Pkwy Ste 110, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone
(512) 548-9353
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240213001445); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2016
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Andrea Kells18
  2. Specialty average277

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: $640.35

10 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. Andrea Kells$640.35
  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. Signature Eye Care, P.A.Cedar Park, TX

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

Andrea Kells among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Andrea Kells, 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 2023, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

15 optometrist records list a practice address in Pflugerville

They are 15 of the 915 NPPES records with a practice address in Pflugerville, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Adcock, O.D.Pflugerville, TX 786601437530425
  2. Amie Bethel, O.D.Pflugerville, TX 786601275500035
  3. Gina Buk, ODPflugerville, TX 786601386215614
  4. Rachel Cofield, ODPflugerville, TX 786601982278354
  5. Nathan Garcia, O.D.Pflugerville, TX 786601528070356
  6. Michael Hobuss, ODPflugerville, TX 786601043211535
  7. Paul Nguyen, ODPflugerville, TX 786601942721576
  8. Ngocanh Pham, ODPflugerville, TX 786601962184630

Common questions

What is Andrea Kells, OD's NPI number?

Andrea Kells, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609554559, issued on Jul 10, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrea Kells, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 W Wells Branch Pkwy Ste 110, Pflugerville, TX, 78660. Phone: (512) 548-9353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrea Kells, OD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 8945, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Andrea Kells, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrea Kells, OD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.