Kenneth James Ference, O.D.
Optometrist · Arlington, TX
Kenneth James Ference, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1811978679, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas 4079T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth James Ference
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4079T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3871 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76015
- Phone
- (817) 468-9112
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth James Ference in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 4079TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $89.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. 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.
Kenneth James Ference among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Kenneth James Ference, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
78 optometrist records list a practice address in Arlington
They are 78 of the 5,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Arlington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Omer Amir, ODArlington, TX 760151497631410
- Daniel Brinchman, ODArlington, TX 760151821404302
- David Caceres, ODArlington, TX 760151497277792
- Lynda Dao, O.D.Arlington, TX 760151518051200
- Mark Hanley, ODArlington, TX 760151205827177
- Jenny Huynh, ODArlington, TX 760151033668504
- Mary Nguyen, O.D.Arlington, TX 760151013064609
- Ly Phan, O.D.Arlington, TX 760151154504371
Common questions
What is Kenneth James Ference, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth James Ference, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811978679, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth James Ference, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3871 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX, 76015. Phone: (817) 468-9112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth James Ference, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 4079T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.