NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian James Houser, O.D.

Optometrist · Holt, MI

Brian James Houser, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Holt, Michigan, and NPI 1467449793, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4901004011, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan 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
1467449793
Name
Brian James Houser
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
4901004011 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1995 Cedar St, Holt, MI 48842
Phone
(517) 699-3937
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(517) 699-4199
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040302000513); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1999
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 1995 Cedar St

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

  1. Chris Kramer, O.D.Optometrist1245221969
  2. Kylene Volz, DCChiropractor1578678074

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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

125 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Brian Houser125
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost36 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
  3. Restasis17 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: $252.11

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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. Brian Houser$252.11
  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. Holt Eye Care, PLLCHolt, MI

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

Brian James Houser among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan

Brian James Houser, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 optometrist records list a practice address in Holt

They are 5 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Holt, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Cousineau, O.D.Holt, MI 488421407847387
  2. Alaina Fox, ODHolt, MI 488421346185014
  3. Chris Kramer, O.D.Holt, MI 488421245221969
  4. Donald Rademacher, O.D.Holt, MI 488421124370366
  5. Joseph Conrad, OD, MSHowell, MI 488431831486935
  6. Beth Cudworth, O.D.Howell, MI 488431346345006
  7. Jeremy Dreslinski, O.D.Howell, MI 488431104113208
  8. Donald Greene, O.D.Howell, MI 488431396894572

Common questions

What is Brian James Houser, O.D.'s NPI number?

Brian James Houser, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467449793, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian James Houser, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1995 Cedar St, Holt, MI, 48842. Phone: (517) 699-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian James Houser, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901004011, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brian James Houser, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian James Houser, O.D. had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.