NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donte Hicks, O.D.

Optometrist · Fort Worth, TX

Donte Hicks, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1528474996, issued on Jul 7, 2014. Check the license (Texas 8418TG, 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
1528474996
Name
Donte Hicks
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
8418TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Circle Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76119
Phone
(817) 702-7340
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160825000600); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2014
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 2500 Circle Dr

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

  1. Natalia Albright, DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1023446457
  2. Appolonia Chineme, NP, DPMPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1750740486
  3. Angela Jaeger-Chapman, MSN, RN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1174951321

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

261 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 89% of claims.

  1. Donte Hicks261
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Restasis129 claims
  2. Xiidra38 claims
  3. Restasis Multidose28 claims
  4. Latanoprost26 claims
  5. Cyclosporine23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Acclaim Physician Group IncFort Worth, TX

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

Donte Hicks among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Donte Hicks, 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 2014, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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. Mandeep Bains, O.D.Fort Worth, TX 761201497069256
  2. Alyssa Ford, O.D.Fort Worth, TX 761201437598547
  3. Anita Hall Vincent, O.D.Ft Worth, TX 761201811020928
  4. Luqman Patel, ODFort Worth, TX 761201831663640
  5. Jeffrey Snyder, O.D.Ft Worth, TX 761181760476287
  6. Leonard Pack, O.D.Fort Worth, TX 761171568573574
  7. Alisha Poonawala, O.D.Fort Worth, TX 761171649719212
  8. Bonita BanhFort Worth, TX 761161912538356

Common questions

What is Donte Hicks, O.D.'s NPI number?

Donte Hicks, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528474996, issued on Jul 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donte Hicks, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Circle Dr, Fort Worth, TX, 76119. Phone: (817) 702-7340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donte Hicks, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 8418TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Donte Hicks, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donte Hicks, O.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donte Hicks, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.