Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609259944, issued on Jul 6, 2015. Check the license (Texas 9416TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chelsea Ann Smolinski
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 9416TG TX
TUV008323 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6839 Highway 6 N, Houston, TX 77084
- Phone
- (281) 859-9136
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2022
- Fax
- (281) 550-2814
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211028002220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6839 Highway 6 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Victor Chu, O.D.Optometrist1083612725
Verify Chelsea Ann Smolinski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9416TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, 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: $210.73
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Gina T. DO, OD, PLLCHouston, TX
- Katy Eye CareKaty, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chelsea Ann Smolinski among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Chelsea Ann Smolinski, 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 2015, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victor Chu, O.D.Houston, TX 770841083612725
- Gina Do, O.D.Houston, TX 770841689987661
- Ann Han, O.D.Houston, TX 770841902929755
- Edith Hollenberg, ODHouston, TX 770841689945057
- Melanie Lorenzana, ODHouston, TX 770841326698127
- Kim-Dan Nguyen, O.D.Houston, TX 770841326455007
- Noel Nguyen, ODHouston, TX 770841326774803
- Ethan Nguyen, ODHouston, TX 770841174454821
Common questions
What is Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D.'s NPI number?
Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609259944, issued on Jul 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6839 Highway 6 N, Houston, TX, 77084. Phone: (281) 859-9136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9416TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chelsea Ann Smolinski, O.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.