NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheryl Joan Horton, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Brenham, TX

Cheryl Joan Horton, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Brenham, Texas, and NPI 1821184011, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas J7521, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821184011
Name
Cheryl Joan Horton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
J7521 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1102 Hwy 290W, Brenham, TX 77833
Phone
(979) 836-9811
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(979) 836-1212
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120319000425); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1978
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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Verify Cheryl Joan Horton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,958 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Cheryl Horton1,958
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost603 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate243 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate151 claims
  4. Tobramycin120 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol94 claims
  6. Erythromycin88 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Cheryl Joan Horton among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas

Cheryl Joan Horton, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Brenham

They are 4 of the 305 NPPES records with a practice address in Brenham, and 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Amaral, M.D.Brenham, TX 778331245233055
  2. Steven Beim, M.D.Brenham, TX 778331629075437
  3. Rachel Cook, M.D.Brenham, TX 778331043506439
  4. Kathryn Hodges, MDCollege Station, TX 778451972585933
  5. Brandon Posvar, MDCollege Station, TX 778451891995395
  6. Misty Ruppert, MDCollege Station, TX 778451104440833
  7. Jonathan ThomasBryan, TX 778071629871173
  8. Mark Coffman, MDBryan, TX 778021710080759

Common questions

What is Cheryl Joan Horton, MD's NPI number?

Cheryl Joan Horton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821184011, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheryl Joan Horton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 Hwy 290W, Brenham, TX, 77833. Phone: (979) 836-9811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheryl Joan Horton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J7521, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cheryl Joan Horton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheryl Joan Horton, MD had 1,958 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cheryl Joan Horton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.