NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Optometrist NPI 1871653451 O.D.
Verify on CMS → Chris Warford, O.D.
Optometrist in Baytown, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 60,484 in Optometrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
298
Medicare Part D claims · 100 beneficiaries · Optometrist avg: 257
Generic prescribing
42%
generic claims · 58% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$113.75
5 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Chris Warford, O.D. filed 298 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as an Optometrist in Baytown, Texas, prescribing 42% generic.
- 298
- Part D claims, 2023
- 42%
- generic prescribing
- $113.75
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥49th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Chris Warford, O.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1871653451), first enumerated 12/12/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 298 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$113.75 in reported industry payments (5 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Chris Warford, O.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1871653451 · Optometrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1871653451
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MEGA 60K Optometrist
- RX-LIGHT 298
- BOOK-LIGHT 4,766 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Leslie Valentine · 2006
Chris Warford, O.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
298 ≥ 49th percentile 49% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Chris Warford, O.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Optometrist
Medicare Part D claims
298 16% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Optometrist compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Optometrist. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1871653451 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Optometrist |
| Credentials | O.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/12/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Chris Warford, O.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Aeg Texas Professional PLLC
Cypress, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Chris Warford, O.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$114
Largest payer
Alcon Vision LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Chris Warford, O.D.. To verify Chris Warford, O.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Chris Warford, O.D. - brand share 58.0%
Optometrist average
58% brand-name claims vs 42% generic, on 298 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
298
Total Claims
$46K
Total Drug Cost
100
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 505
- Total Day Supply
- 14,004
- Brand vs Generic
- 58% brand / 42% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $43K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.11
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Chris Warford, O.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
118 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol 25
Dorzolamide-Timolol
25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 18
Brimonidine Tartrate
18 claims
- Combigan 18
Combigan
18 claims
- Lumigan 13
Lumigan
13 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin… 13
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 118 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 25 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 18 |
| Combigan Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 18 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 13 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Optometrist Overview
How Chris Warford, O.D. fits within the Optometrist landscape nationally.
60,484
Optometrist Providers in US
56
States with Optometrist
257
Avg Claims per Provider
Chris Warford, O.D.'s 298 claims are above the specialty average of 257.
Nationwide Optometrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Warford, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Optometrist Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Warford.
One of 4,766 Optometrist providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Matthew Aaker
O.D.
Universal City, TX
Dr. Brad Aaron
O.D.
New Boston, TX
Dr. Michelle Aaron
O.D.
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Gary Abbott
OD
Randolph Afb, TX
Dr. Fortuna Abebe
OD
Houston, TX
Compare Optometrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chris Warford, O.D.'s specialty? ▼
Chris Warford, O.D. specializes in Optometrist and practices in Baytown, Texas. Credentials: O.D..
How much does Chris Warford, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Chris Warford, O.D. wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims totaling $46K in drug costs for 100 beneficiaries.
Where is Chris Warford, O.D. located? ▼
Chris Warford, O.D. is located at 301 W TEXAS AVE, Baytown, TX, 77520. Phone: (281) 427-7374.
What is Chris Warford, O.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Chris Warford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871653451, issued on 12/12/2006.
Does Chris Warford, O.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Chris Warford, O.D.'s prescribing is 58% brand-name and 42% generic drugs by claim count, with $43K in brand drug costs.
How many Optometrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 60,484 Optometrist providers across 56 states in the US. The average Optometrist provider writes 257 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Chris Warford, O.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Chris Warford, O.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol, Brimonidine Tartrate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Chris Warford, O.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Chris Warford, O.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 298 Part D claims and 100 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Chris Warford, O.D.'s credentials? ▼
Chris Warford, O.D.'s NPI is 1871653451 with credentials O.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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