NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francis Keith Manuel, O.D.

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Francis Keith Manuel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1356323984, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Texas 2401TG, 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
1356323984
Name
Francis Keith Manuel
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2401TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2323 Clear Lake City Blvd, Houston, TX 77062
Phone
(281) 480-1002
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2026
Fax
(281) 480-1048
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040316000805); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1975
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 2323 Clear Lake City Blvd

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

356 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Francis Manuel356
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost80 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol53 claims
  3. Lumigan35 claims
  4. Azithromycin26 claims
  5. Combigan16 claims
  6. Travoprost16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,784.06

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Francis Manuel$2,784.06
  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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Francis Keith Manuel among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Francis Keith Manuel, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sherri Brown, O.D.Houston, TX 770621053391276
  2. Hannah BurfieldHouston, TX 770621144880998
  3. Ann-Marie Cavallaro, O.D.Houston, TX 770621316931793
  4. Esther Chiu, ODHouston, TX 770621215602867
  5. David Dinh, ODHouston, TX 770621124717996
  6. Lisa Maxwell, O.D.Houston, TX 770621346390184
  7. Regina Nguyen, O.D.Houston, TX 770621619131869
  8. Vanna Pham, O.D.Houston, TX 770621568022267

Common questions

What is Francis Keith Manuel, O.D.'s NPI number?

Francis Keith Manuel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356323984, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francis Keith Manuel, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 Clear Lake City Blvd, Houston, TX, 77062. Phone: (281) 480-1002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francis Keith Manuel, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 2401TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Francis Keith Manuel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Francis Keith Manuel, O.D. had 356 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Francis Keith Manuel, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.

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