NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1649665241 MD
Verify on CMS → Kevin Bubel, MD
Ophthalmology Physician in Arlington, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 464 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
51%
generic claims · 49% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$860.56
31 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Kevin Bubel, MD filed 1,165 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Ophthalmology Physician in Arlington, Texas, prescribing 51% generic.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 51%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥77th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kevin Bubel, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1649665241), first enumerated 03/31/2015.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,165 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$860.56 in reported industry payments (31 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Kevin Bubel, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1649665241 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1649665241
- ENUM-MID 2015
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- RX-MID 1,165
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,439 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Nicholas Hackett, MD · 2015
Kevin Bubel, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,165 ≥ 77th percentile 77% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Kevin Bubel, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Kevin Bubel, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,165 22% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Ophthalmology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1649665241 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/31/2015 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Kevin Bubel, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Arlington Ophthalmology Association PLLC
Dallas, TX
Oak Cliff Eye Clinic PLLC
Dallas, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kevin Bubel, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$861
Largest payer
RxSight Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kevin Bubel, MD. To verify Kevin Bubel, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Kevin Bubel, MD - brand share 49.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
49% brand-name claims vs 51% generic, on 1,165 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,165
Total Claims
$97K
Total Drug Cost
464
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,809.1
- Total Day Supply
- 51,280
- Brand vs Generic
- 49% brand / 51% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $80K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.32
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 30, 65-74: 267, 75-84: 137, 85+: 30
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kevin Bubel, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisolone Acetate
Prednisolone Acetate
420 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac Sodium
295 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 73
Ketorolac Tromethamine
73 claims
- Latanoprost 63
Latanoprost
63 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium 33
Bromfenac Sodium
33 claims
- Fluorometholone 24
Fluorometholone
24 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin… 23
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
23 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 22
Brimonidine Tartrate
22 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisolone Acetate | 420 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 295 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 73 |
| Latanoprost | 63 |
| Bromfenac Sodium | 33 |
| Fluorometholone | 24 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 23 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 22 |
| Erythromycin Erythromycin Base | 20 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 20 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Kevin Bubel, MD fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
Kevin Bubel, MD's 1,165 claims are below the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Bubel, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2015)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bubel.
One of 1,439 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Justin Aaker
MD
Georgetown, TX
Dr. Asad Abbas
M.D.
Baytown, TX
Dr. Ashkan Abbey
M.D.
Dallas, TX
Dr. Meredith Abbott
MD
Dallas, TX
Dr. Musa Abdelaziz
MD
Southlake, TX
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kevin Bubel, MD's specialty? ▼
Kevin Bubel, MD specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Arlington, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kevin Bubel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kevin Bubel, MD wrote 1,165 Medicare Part D claims totaling $97K in drug costs for 464 beneficiaries.
Where is Kevin Bubel, MD located? ▼
Kevin Bubel, MD is located at 350 E INTERSTATE 20, Arlington, TX, 76018. Phone: (817) 784-0222.
What is Kevin Bubel, MD's NPI number? ▼
Kevin Bubel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649665241, issued on 03/31/2015.
Does Kevin Bubel, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kevin Bubel, MD's prescribing is 49% brand-name and 51% generic drugs by claim count, with $80K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kevin Bubel, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kevin Bubel, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Diclofenac Sodium, Ketorolac Tromethamine. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kevin Bubel, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Kevin Bubel, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,165 Part D claims and 464 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kevin Bubel, MD's credentials? ▼
Kevin Bubel, MD's NPI is 1649665241 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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