NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jennifer Tasca Kell, O.D.

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Jennifer Tasca Kell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1407857444, issued on Aug 1, 2005. Check the license (Texas 7676TG, 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
1407857444
Name
Jennifer Tasca Kell
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
7676TG TX
7676T TX
2077 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4401 Martin Luther King Blvd, Houston, TX 77204
Phone
(713) 743-2020
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2025
Fax
(713) 743-0963
Medicaid IDs
1407857444 TX
23371846 CO
286359901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110922000207); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 4401 Martin Luther King Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yesenia Aguilar, ODOptometrist1730070152
  2. Andrew Archila, O.D.Optometrist1922087261
  3. Justina Assaad, ODOptometrist1174140081
  4. David Berntsen, O.D., PH.D.Optometrist1285612770
  5. Moriah Chandler, O.D.Optometrist1396717047
  6. Kim Duong, ODOptometrist1114448651

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $13.55

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, 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. Jennifer Kell$13.55
  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. University OF Houston SystemHouston, TX

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

Jennifer Tasca Kell among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Jennifer Tasca Kell, 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
  • Graduated1993 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bailey, O.D.Houston, TX 772041932102621
  2. Jan Bergmanson, O.D.Houston, TX 772041902809627
  3. D. Black, O.D.Houston, TX 772041508869215
  4. Roger Boltz, OD.Houston, TX 772041316940950
  5. Han Cheng, O.D.Houston, TX 772041083617682
  6. Karen Fern, O.D.Houston, TX 772041912900317
  7. Amber Giannoni, O.D.Houston, TX 772041689677064
  8. Ralph Herring, O.D.Houston, TX 772041417950841

Common questions

What is Jennifer Tasca Kell, O.D.'s NPI number?

Jennifer Tasca Kell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407857444, issued on Aug 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jennifer Tasca Kell, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 Martin Luther King Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204. Phone: (713) 743-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jennifer Tasca Kell, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 7676TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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