James Kong, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
James Kong, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1265417000, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (Texas 4285T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kong
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4285T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 955 Mckinney St, Houston, TX 77002
- Phone
- (713) 652-2010
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 652-3922
- Medicaid IDs
- PO 80881E8 TX
PO 82122E3 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080228000056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 955 Mckinney St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marilyn Chow, O.D.Optometrist1811051162
Verify James Kong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 4285TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone20 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: $822.47
8 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.
James Kong among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
James Kong, 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Victoria Chin, O.D., MBAHouston, TX 770021184738536
- Marilyn Chow, O.D.Houston, TX 770021811051162
- Thomas Iszard, O.D.Houston, TX 770021871625103
- Linda Matocha, O.D.Houston, TX 770021740255207
- Earline Morse, ODHouston, TX 770021700881547
- Jessica Murrell, O.D.Houston, TX 770021578710786
Common questions
What is James Kong, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Kong, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265417000, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kong, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 955 Mckinney St, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 652-2010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kong, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 4285T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Kong, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kong, O.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.