Christine Payne, OD
Optometrist · Austin, TX
Christine Payne, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1699964338, issued on Oct 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas 6728TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Payne
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6728TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6000 W William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX 78749
- Phone
- (512) 288-0444
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 288-1009
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110415000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6000 W William Cannon Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Tybor, O.D.Optometrist1912064957
Verify Christine Payne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6728TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost33 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 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): 90.8 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: $23.20
1 payment: 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 4 group practices
- Dripping Springs Ophthalmology Associates PLLCDripping Springs, TX
- Elite Vision Group, PLLCSunset Valley, TX
- Lakeway Eye Physicians And SurgeonsLakeway, TX
- Sharpevision PLLCLakeway, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Payne among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Christine Payne, OD 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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- Parisa Lamei, O.D.Austin, TX 787491194872630
- Thomas Lee, ODAustin, TX 787491780730333
- Elizabeth McClune, ODAustin, TX 787491447215017
- Elizabeth McDowell, ODAustin, TX 787491679133631
Common questions
What is Christine Payne, OD's NPI number?
Christine Payne, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699964338, issued on Oct 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Payne, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 W William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX, 78749. Phone: (512) 288-0444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Payne, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6728TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine Payne, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Payne, OD had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Payne, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.