John Kenneth Cooke, O.D.
Optometrist · Temple, TX
John Kenneth Cooke, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1972510329, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5561T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Kenneth Cooke
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5561T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1119 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76504
- Phone
- (254) 773-3248
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 752-0649
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050511000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 5,006 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1119 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Maloney, O.D.Optometrist1144291642
Verify John Kenneth Cooke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5561TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine16 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 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: $1,042.91
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Cooke Vision, PLLCTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Kenneth Cooke among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
John Kenneth Cooke, 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
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Fortenberry, O.D.Temple, TX 765041275732935
- Maya Kennon, ODTemple, TX 765041932889524
- John Maloney, O.D.Temple, TX 765041144291642
- James McQuiston, O.D.Temple, TX 765041841303146
- Nicholas Steinshouer, ODTemple, TX 765041932623709
- Abby Wicks, O.D.Temple, TX 765041780026708
- Josh Yuen, ODTemple, TX 765041275821837
- Lauren Bowman, ODTemple, TX 765021144154840
Common questions
What is John Kenneth Cooke, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Kenneth Cooke, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972510329, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Kenneth Cooke, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1119 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76504. Phone: (254) 773-3248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Kenneth Cooke, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5561T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Kenneth Cooke, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Kenneth Cooke, O.D. had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.