NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Holly Alyce Richards, O.D.

Optometrist · Austin, TX

Holly Alyce Richards, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1831117977, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6943TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831117977
Name
Holly Alyce Richards
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
6943TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
714 Congress Ave Ste 100, Austin, TX 78701
Phone
(512) 477-9000
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2023
Fax
(512) 477-9105
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070126000592); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2006
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

16 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 69% of claims.

  1. Holly Richards16
  2. Specialty average277

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: $187.41

8 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. Holly Richards$187.41
  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. Steiner Eye Care PLLCAustin, TX

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

Holly Alyce Richards among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Holly Alyce Richards, 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
  • Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

Optometrist providers in Texas

There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Jones, ODAustin, TX 787011952923526
  2. Katie Kaufman, O.D.Austin, TX 787011558593251
  3. Stephanie Lechlitner, O.D.Austin, TX 787011003297417
  4. Courtney Rhodes, ODAustin, TX 787011427209014
  5. Emily Schottman, O.D.Austin, TX 787011669488326
  6. Valeria Solis, ODAustin, TX 787011497366462
  7. Kevan WhelanAustin, TX 787011841606688
  8. Timothy Wright, O.D.Austin, TX 787011831106699

Common questions

What is Holly Alyce Richards, O.D.'s NPI number?

Holly Alyce Richards, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831117977, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Holly Alyce Richards, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 714 Congress Ave Ste 100, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 477-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Holly Alyce Richards, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 6943TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Holly Alyce Richards, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Holly Alyce Richards, O.D. had 16 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.