Cara Sczepanski
Vision Therapy Optometrist · Odessa, TX
Cara Sczepanski is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in Odessa, Texas, and NPI 1235654302, issued on Aug 9, 2017. Check the license (Texas 8962, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Sczepanski
- Primary taxonomy
- Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
- License number
- 8962 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4015 Penbrook St, Odessa, TX 79762
- Phone
- (915) 362-3133
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171116002621); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vision therapy optometrist records → All 16 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4015 Penbrook St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Donald Hembree, ODVision Therapy Optometrist1366436636
- Justin Jackman, ODOptometrist1982046967
- Haleigh Shelton, ODOptometrist1487584249
- Joshua Steger, ODOptometrist1780813949
Verify Cara Sczepanski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 8962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $118.72
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Midland Vision Health Specialties PLLCMidland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Sczepanski among 16 vision therapy optometrist records in Texas
Cara Sczepanski is one of 16 vision therapy optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 50% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WV0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 16 vision therapy optometrist records in Texas.
All 16 in Texas → Every provider in Odessa → Vision Therapy Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Hembree, ODOdessa, TX 797621366436636
- Vinson Nance, O.DEl Paso, TX 799361043228380
- Tanya Kohli, ODAustin, TX 787501578175725
- Briana Larson, O.D.Austin, TX 787501003014556
- Denise Smith, O.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461285643585
- O Watson, ODSan Marcos, TX 786661518954510
- Marc Bergeron, ODRound Rock, TX 786641568442846
- Alan Rising, ODBeaumont, TX 777081114040342
Common questions
What is Cara Sczepanski's NPI number?
Cara Sczepanski's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235654302, issued on Aug 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Sczepanski located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4015 Penbrook St, Odessa, TX, 79762. Phone: (915) 362-3133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Sczepanski's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 8962, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cara Sczepanski prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Sczepanski had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara Sczepanski's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.