Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Houston, TX
Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568691772, issued on Jul 9, 2009. Check the license (Texas P9979, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Desmond Udoetuk
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- P9979 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2727 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77025
- Phone
- (713) 442-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 343049801 TX
343049802 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140902001019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Univ Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Desmond Udoetuk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P9979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
928 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost381 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol176 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate94 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone75 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine47 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate42 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: $188.38
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Desmond Udoetuk among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD 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 2009, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568691772, issued on Jul 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2727 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77025. Phone: (713) 442-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P9979, 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 Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Desmond Udoetuk, MD had 928 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.