Craig T. Hentzel, OD
Optometrist · El Paso, TX
Craig T. Hentzel, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1477523850, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas 05067TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig T. Hentzel
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 05067TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5001 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX 79930
- Phone
- (915) 564-6195
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (915) 564-7940
- Medicaid ID
- 120568405 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041119000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig T. Hentzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 05067TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
208 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost55 claims
- Restasis16 claims
- Lumigan15 claims
- Xiidra13 claims
- Combigan11 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: $234.63
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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 one group practice
- Visione 360 PAEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig T. Hentzel among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Craig T. Hentzel, 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 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 fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Hart, ODEl Paso, TX 799301457926966
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- Cesar VenegasSocorro, TX 799271821509225
- Hannah Kim, ODEl Paso, TX 799341124386222
- Phuong Nguyen, O.D.El Paso, TX 799341689703878
- Ramon Alvarez, ODEl Paso, TX 799251528133121
- Timothy Bossetti, O.D.El Paso, TX 799251407991912
- Kevin Clark, O.D.El Paso, TX 799251891859278
Common questions
What is Craig T. Hentzel, OD's NPI number?
Craig T. Hentzel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477523850, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig T. Hentzel, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX, 79930. Phone: (915) 564-6195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig T. Hentzel, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 05067TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig T. Hentzel, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig T. Hentzel, OD had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 90 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.
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.