NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David J. Baptiste, O.D.

Optometrist · El Paso, TX

David J. Baptiste, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1184801268, issued on Jan 30, 2008. Check the license (Texas 6879 T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184801268
Name
David J. Baptiste
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
6879 T TX
18004006A IN
1215-386T LA
895 NV
TUV008541-1 NY
and 1 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4724 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79903
Phone
(915) 566-8693
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(915) 566-9229
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121018000543); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4724 Montana Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jeffrey Ekery, O.D.Optometrist1245223775

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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

217 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. David Baptiste217
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost64 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone31 claims
  3. Xiidra22 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $237.31

5 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.

  1. David Baptiste$237.31
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. EL Paso Optical PCEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David J. Baptiste among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

David J. Baptiste, 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 2008, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Ekery, O.D.El Paso, TX 799031245223775
  2. Kenneth Falknor, O.D.El Paso, TX 799031073516910
  3. Larry Falknor, O.D.El Paso, TX 799031891798534
  4. Kathleen Goff, O.D.El Paso, TX 799031144223058
  5. Erika Pinedo, O.D.El Paso, TX 799031285082594
  6. Maria Soto, ODEl Paso, TX 799031114594504
  7. Andrew Zaborowski, ODEl Paso, TX 799031881079002
  8. Terry Blair, ODEl Paso, TX 799021063402063

Common questions

What is David J. Baptiste, O.D.'s NPI number?

David J. Baptiste, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184801268, issued on Jan 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David J. Baptiste, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4724 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79903. Phone: (915) 566-8693. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David J. Baptiste, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 6879 T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David J. Baptiste, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David J. Baptiste, O.D. had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.