Joel Glenn George, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Weslaco, TX
Joel Glenn George, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Weslaco, Texas, and NPI 1689718819, issued on Feb 19, 2007. Check the license (Texas M2957, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Glenn George
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- M2957 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1519 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX 78596
- Phone
- (956) 968-3171
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 968-5783
- Medicaid ID
- 187192305 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070801000202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1519 E 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Deborah Alexander, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1306844097
- Miriam Almanza, ODOptometrist1679184618
- Karl Bentley, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1912192816
- Cassandra Cavazos-Salazar, O.D.Optometrist1639161391
- Philip Cofoid, MDOphthalmology Physician1184018251
- William Gillum, M.D.Specialist1952383978
Verify Joel Glenn George in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,884 Medicare Part D claims for 1,081 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost798 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine448 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate392 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate360 claims
- Timolol Maleate342 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol323 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $483.98
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Thurmond Eye Associates PLLCWeslaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Glenn George among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Joel Glenn George, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Weslaco → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Alexander, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961306844097
- Karl Bentley, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961912192816
- Philip Cofoid, MDWeslaco, TX 785961184018251
- Christina Johnson, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961740695667
- Kenneth Malamud, M.D.Burnet, TX 786111659524007
- John Branch, M.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131417142977
- Pooja Godara, M.DCedar Park, TX 786131780998146
- Chaitanya Indukuri, MDCedar Park, TX 786131912224031
Common questions
What is Joel Glenn George, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Glenn George, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689718819, issued on Feb 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Glenn George, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1519 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX, 78596. Phone: (956) 968-3171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Glenn George, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2957, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Glenn George, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Glenn George, M.D. had 4,884 Medicare Part D claims for 1,081 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Glenn George, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.