Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831199363, issued on Jul 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas 6083TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Shirley Kuo
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6083TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 731 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX 77096
- Phone
- (713) 668-4580
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 668-4581
- Medicaid ID
- 166880801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040618001077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 731 Meyerland Plaza Mall
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dai Bui, O.D.Optometrist1184623050
Verify Helen Shirley Kuo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6083TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 90% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Simbrinza14 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: $169.69
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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
- K And B Associates PAHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Shirley Kuo among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Helen Shirley Kuo, 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dai Bui, O.D.Houston, TX 770961184623050
- Steve Lai, OD PAHouston, TX 770961871657379
- David Lopez, O.D.Houston, TX 770961568472058
- Lynne Michels, O.D.Houston, TX 770961861548851
- Farah Nasser, O.D.Houston, TX 770961770769812
- Allan Panzer, O.D.Houston, TX 770961205821311
- Haotam Phan, ODHouston, TX 770961275542425
- Shiroz Virani, O.D.Houston, TX 770961174569750
Common questions
What is Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D.'s NPI number?
Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831199363, issued on Jul 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 731 Meyerland Plaza Mall, Houston, TX, 77096. Phone: (713) 668-4580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6083TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Shirley Kuo, O.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims; 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.