Joseph J. McGowan, O.D.
Optometrist · Austin, TX
Joseph J. McGowan, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1740255215, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas 05582TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph J. McGowan
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 05582TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2110 Slaughter LN W, Austin, TX 78748
- Phone
- (512) 280-0520
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 280-1656
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph J. McGowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 05582TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost35 claims
- Lumigan15 claims
- Bimatoprost13 claims
- Restasis Multidose12 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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: $1,064.78
14 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
- Tanglewood Vision Center PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph J. McGowan among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Joseph J. McGowan, 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 updated2010 · 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 Austin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Blackwelder, ODAustin, TX 787481487184818
- Yen Doan, O.D.Austin, TX 787481265624902
- Mary Eaton, O.D.Austin, TX 787481689054629
- Lan-Anh Gasca, O.D.Austin, TX 787481770774887
- Carla Gasparini, O.D.Austin, TX 787481922142231
- Lauren Henson, O.D.Austin, TX 787481104072669
- Van-Anh Huynh, O.D.Austin, TX 787481770036212
- Sara Langer, O.D.Austin, TX 787481801051164
Common questions
What is Joseph J. McGowan, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph J. McGowan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740255215, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph J. McGowan, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2110 Slaughter LN W, Austin, TX, 78748. Phone: (512) 280-0520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph J. McGowan, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 05582TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph J. McGowan, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph J. McGowan, O.D. had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.