Gary Robert Golden, O.D.
Optometrist · Hemphill, TX
Gary Robert Golden, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hemphill, Texas, and NPI 1568545309, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas 3635TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Robert Golden
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3635TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 N Oak St, Hemphill, TX 75948
- Phone
- (409) 787-3133
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1310138-04 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080902000230); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Robert Golden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 3635TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost18 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
- Pineywoods Eye Associates P ANacogdoches, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Robert Golden among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Gary Robert Golden, 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 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
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Hemphill
They are 1 of the 36 NPPES records with a practice address in Hemphill, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Hemphill → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carey Fracht, O.D.Jasper, TX 759511114066081
- Patricia Galos, O.D.Jasper, TX 759511477786549
- Charles Collard, O.D.Center, TX 759351679646244
- Randall Cox, O.D.Center, TX 759351568438372
- David Golden, O.D.Center, TX 759351568468585
- Heather Ihlo, ODCenter, TX 759351871089540
- Carmen Mackey, O.D.Center, TX 759351144474404
- Amidemebie Casis, B.S., O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651841630936
Common questions
What is Gary Robert Golden, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gary Robert Golden, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568545309, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Robert Golden, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 N Oak St, Hemphill, TX, 75948. Phone: (409) 787-3133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Robert Golden, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 3635TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary Robert Golden, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Robert Golden, O.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.