Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD
Optometrist · Center, TX
Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Center, Texas, and NPI 1871089540, issued on Jul 6, 2018. Check the license (Texas 9511, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Swearengen Ihlo
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9511 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 702 Louisiana St, Center, TX 75935
- Phone
- (936) 598-8501
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 112471102 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241206002442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 702 Louisiana St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Golden, O.D.Optometrist1568468585
- Carmen Mackey, O.D.Optometrist1144474404
Verify Heather Swearengen Ihlo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
403 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate59 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth49 claims
- Restasis37 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate26 claims
- Moxifloxacin16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $534.87
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
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
- Ihlo Enterprises, PLLCCenter, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Swearengen Ihlo among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Heather Swearengen Ihlo, 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 2018, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Center
They are 5 of the 140 NPPES records with a practice address in Center, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Center → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Collard, O.D.Center, TX 759351679646244
- Randall Cox, O.D.Center, TX 759351568438372
- David Golden, O.D.Center, TX 759351568468585
- Carmen Mackey, O.D.Center, TX 759351144474404
- Gary Golden, O.D.Hemphill, TX 759481568545309
- Carey Fracht, O.D.Jasper, TX 759511114066081
- Patricia Galos, O.D.Jasper, TX 759511477786549
- Jacqueline Hilton, O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651780642595
Common questions
What is Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD's NPI number?
Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871089540, issued on Jul 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 702 Louisiana St, Center, TX, 75935. Phone: (936) 598-8501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9511, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Swearengen Ihlo, OD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 154 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.