Dean R. Dicks, OD
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Dean R. Dicks, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1982655254, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6029TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean R. Dicks
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6029TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 California St, Houston, TX 77006
- Phone
- (832) 548-5000
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151102000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dean R. Dicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6029TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Legacy Community Health Services, IncHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean R. Dicks among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Dean R. Dicks, 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
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- Susan Moss, O.D.Houston, TX 770061275838401
- Zahra Nathani, ODHouston, TX 770061891274312
- Bimal Patel, O.D.Houston, TX 770061811336548
- Tihomira Petkova - Vamvaka, O.D, PH.D.Houston, TX 770061790158855
- Brandan Uribe, O.D.Houston, TX 770061033789359
Common questions
What is Dean R. Dicks, OD's NPI number?
Dean R. Dicks, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982655254, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean R. Dicks, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 California St, Houston, TX, 77006. Phone: (832) 548-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean R. Dicks, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6029TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dean R. Dicks, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean R. Dicks, OD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.