Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1811336548, issued on Jun 15, 2013. Check the license (Texas 8171-T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bimal Jayprakash Patel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8171-T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 Westheimer RD, Houston, TX 77006
- Phone
- (713) 485-6033
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 497-5721
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131030000065); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bimal Jayprakash Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 8171-TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, 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: $400.48
10 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.
Bimal Jayprakash Patel among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Bimal Jayprakash Patel, 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 2013, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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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- Brandan Uribe, O.D.Houston, TX 770061033789359
Common questions
What is Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811336548, issued on Jun 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 Westheimer RD, Houston, TX, 77006. Phone: (713) 485-6033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 8171-T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bimal Jayprakash Patel, O.D. had 25 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.