NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudia Garcia, O.D.

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Claudia Garcia, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1457464869, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6581TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457464869
Name
Claudia Garcia
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
6581TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5901 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77081
Phone
(713) 270-1191
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 12, 2023
Fax
(713) 270-1138
Medicaid ID
168586901 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

51 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. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Claudia Garcia51
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Brimonidine Tartrate18 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $199.15

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Claudia Garcia$199.15
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Claudia Garcia among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Claudia Garcia, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shipra Agrawal, ODHouston, TX 770811922602978
  2. Kimble Chentnik, ODHouston, TX 770811184075657
  3. James Huang, O.D.Houston, TX 770811447400718
  4. Tri Nguyen, ODHouston, TX 770811356696165
  5. Hernan Palermo, ODHouston, TX 770811003851452
  6. William Tadlock, O.D.Houston, TX 770811043443849
  7. Mita Vala, O.D.Houston, TX 770811851679443
  8. Teresa Carreras, O.D.Houston, TX 770821407018377

Common questions

What is Claudia Garcia, O.D.'s NPI number?

Claudia Garcia, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457464869, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudia Garcia, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX, 77081. Phone: (713) 270-1191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudia Garcia, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 6581TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Claudia Garcia, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudia Garcia, O.D. had 51 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.

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