Karl Randy Pierce, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Austin, TX
Karl Randy Pierce, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1720089592, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Texas H8325, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl Randy Pierce
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- H8325 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5011 Burnet RD, Austin, TX 78756
- Phone
- (512) 583-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 744-2020
- Medicaid ID
- 8B9306 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040715000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5011 Burnet RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- James McNabb, MDOphthalmology Physician1568463198
- Mark Plunkett, MDOphthalmology Physician1821099698
- Peter Wollan, MDOphthalmology Physician1205837432
Verify Karl Randy Pierce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,320 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate186 claims
- Latanoprost170 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine124 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate119 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate114 claims
- Ofloxacin90 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): 97.3 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: $195.27
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Eye Physicians OF Austin P AAustin, TX
- Premier Eye Care, PAAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl Randy Pierce among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Karl Randy Pierce, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 Austin → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Buckingham, MDAustin, TX 787561346241122
- Eric Dai, MDAustin, TX 787561679778245
- Haumith Khan-Farooqi, M.D.Austin, TX 787561427361351
- James McNabb, MDAustin, TX 787561568463198
- Mark Plunkett, MDAustin, TX 787561821099698
- Peter Ryg, M.D.Austin, TX 787561184982977
- Quintin Smith, MDAustin, TX 787561598848798
- Peter Wollan, MDAustin, TX 787561205837432
Common questions
What is Karl Randy Pierce, MD's NPI number?
Karl Randy Pierce, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720089592, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl Randy Pierce, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5011 Burnet RD, Austin, TX, 78756. Phone: (512) 583-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl Randy Pierce, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8325, 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 Karl Randy Pierce, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl Randy Pierce, MD had 1,320 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karl Randy Pierce, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 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.