Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D.
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · El Paso, TX
Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1629360458, issued on May 12, 2011. Check the license (Texas V9015, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudia Gomez Hooten
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License numbers
- V9015 TX
MD2025-0219 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Curie Dr Ste 3800, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 532-3912
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (915) 533-8442
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210804001523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1700 Curie Dr Ste 3800
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Hwang, M.D., PH.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1548587769
- Daniel Kasuga, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1568786176
- Anindya Samanta, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1104388826
Verify Claudia Gomez Hooten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V9015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
337 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine93 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate90 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol27 claims
- Ofloxacin25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium15 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): 99.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,567.81
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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
- Southwest Retina Consultants PAEl Paso, TX
- The Retina Group OF Washington PLLCManassas, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Texas
There are 107 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Texas.
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- Sanjay Agarwal, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX1871575688
- Abumere Akinwale, MDSan Antonio, TX1083871818
- John Alappatt, M.D.Houston, TX1568409688
- Rashed AlhabshanCorpus Christi, TX1811316680
- Marcus Allen, MDDallas, TX1164481297
- Erica Alvarez Gonzalez, M.D.El Paso, TX1255773313
- Bryan Angle, MDCorpus Christi, TX1457323537
Common questions
What is Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629360458, issued on May 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Curie Dr Ste 3800, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 532-3912. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V9015, 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 Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D. had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claudia Gomez Hooten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 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.