Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1699798397, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6949TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly Nguyen Santesteban
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6949TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15655 Cypress Wood Medical Dr, Houston, TX 77014
- Phone
- (713) 442-1700
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 205354804 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070508000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelly Nguyen Santesteban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6949TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,535 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost807 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate255 claims
- Timolol Maleate99 claims
- Restasis75 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol69 claims
- Lumigan46 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.
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).
Kelly Nguyen Santesteban among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, 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
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston
They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699798397, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15655 Cypress Wood Medical Dr, Houston, TX, 77014. Phone: (713) 442-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6949TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly Nguyen Santesteban, O.D. had 1,535 Medicare Part D claims for 435 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.