Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D.
Optometrist · Weslaco, TX
Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Weslaco, Texas, and NPI 1639161391, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Texas 5559TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5559TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1519 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX 78596
- Phone
- (956) 968-3171
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 968-5783
- Medicaid ID
- 019137104 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050112000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1519 E 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5559TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,026 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost196 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth188 claims
- Erythromycin137 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine98 claims
- Timolol Maleate39 claims
- Restasis38 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: $363.63
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Thurmond Eye Associates PLLCWeslaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Weslaco
They are 12 of the 775 NPPES records with a practice address in Weslaco, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Weslaco → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miriam Almanza, ODWeslaco, TX 785961679184618
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- Fatima Qureshi, O.D.Weslaco, TX 785961477894327
- Rolando Rios, ODWeslaco, TX 785961033276944
- Jaime Rodriguez, O.D.Weslaco, TX 785961003820168
- Iliana Rodriguez, ODWeslaco, TX 785961184558074
- Cassandra RodriguezWeslaco, TX 785961366363822
- Sonia Silva, ODWeslaco, TX 785961861503054
Common questions
What is Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D.'s NPI number?
Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639161391, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1519 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX, 78596. Phone: (956) 968-3171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5559TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D. had 1,026 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cassandra M. Cavazos-Salazar, O.D.'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.