Kevin Reade Appel, O.D.
Optometrist · Canyon, TX
Kevin Reade Appel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Canyon, Texas, and NPI 1780671180, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas 05707TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Reade Appel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 05707TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 4TH Ave, Canyon, TX 79015
- Phone
- (806) 655-7748
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (806) 655-2871
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040610001302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin Reade Appel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 05707TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Brimonidine Tartrate37 claims
- Latanoprost34 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate23 claims
- Lumigan16 claims
- Restasis13 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 2 group practices
- Jbk Eye Care LLPCanyon, TX
- Paramount Eye Care PLLCAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Reade Appel among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Kevin Reade Appel, 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 fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Canyon
They are 5 of the 150 NPPES records with a practice address in Canyon, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Canyon → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Salazar, O.D.Canyon, TX 790151811302144
- Amanda Sappington, O.D.Canyon, TX 790151104178763
- Janet Townsend, O.D.Canyon, TX 790151649267048
- William Townsend, O.D.Canyon, TX 790151245227644
- Robert Lusk, O.D.Canadian, TX 790141902817927
- Brad Steger, O.D.Borger, TX 790071770551061
- Joshua Kavanagh, ODDumas, TX 790291285514489
- Thomas Baker, O.D.Pampa, TX 790651174591291
Common questions
What is Kevin Reade Appel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin Reade Appel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780671180, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Reade Appel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 4TH Ave, Canyon, TX, 79015. Phone: (806) 655-7748. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Reade Appel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 05707TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kevin Reade Appel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Reade Appel, O.D. had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.