Eric Dai, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Austin, TX
Eric Dai, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1679778245, issued on Jun 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas M6583, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Dai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- M6583 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5011 Burnet RD, Austin, TX 78756
- Phone
- (512) 583-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 744-2020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000785); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5011 Burnet RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Haumith Khan-Farooqi, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1427361351
- James McNabb, MDOphthalmology Physician1568463198
- Karl Pierce, MDOphthalmology Physician1720089592
- Mark Plunkett, MDOphthalmology Physician1821099698
- Peter Wollan, MDOphthalmology Physician1205837432
Verify Eric Dai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,204 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost278 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate141 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate129 claims
- Lumigan64 claims
- Travoprost62 claims
- Moxifloxacin43 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): 97.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $276.42
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Physicians OF Austin P AAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Dai among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Eric Dai, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Buckingham, MDAustin, TX 787561346241122
- Haumith Khan-Farooqi, M.D.Austin, TX 787561427361351
- James McNabb, MDAustin, TX 787561568463198
- Karl Pierce, MDAustin, TX 787561720089592
- Mark Plunkett, MDAustin, TX 787561821099698
- Peter Ryg, M.D.Austin, TX 787561184982977
- Quintin Smith, MDAustin, TX 787561598848798
- Peter Wollan, MDAustin, TX 787561205837432
Common questions
What is Eric Dai, MD's NPI number?
Eric Dai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679778245, issued on Jun 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Dai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5011 Burnet RD, Austin, TX, 78756. Phone: (512) 583-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Dai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6583, 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 Eric Dai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Dai, MD had 1,204 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Dai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 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.