Lara E. May, O.D.
Optometrist · Texarkana, TX
Lara E. May, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1154498210, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5873T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lara E. May
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 5873T TX
OP0000002198 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2901 Richmond RD, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (903) 831-5706
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 865-5420
- Medicaid ID
- 1518733 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180125001037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2901 Richmond RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Juan Galdamez, O.DOptometrist1467644229
Verify Lara E. May in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5873TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
- Cromolyn Sodium41 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Azelastine Hcl13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $207.11
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern Sky Vision CenterTexarkana, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lara E. May among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Lara E. May, 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
23 optometrist records list a practice address in Texarkana
They are 23 of the 1,147 NPPES records with a practice address in Texarkana, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allen, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031245239904
- Thomas Dvorak, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031598899379
- Littleton Fowler, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031457311607
- Juan Galdamez, O.DTexarkana, TX 755031467644229
- James Glass, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031538172267
- Glen Hart, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031982782439
- Lauren Hernandez, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031376990523
- John McCall, O.D.Texarkana, TX 755031174699615
Common questions
What is Lara E. May, O.D.'s NPI number?
Lara E. May, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154498210, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lara E. May, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2901 Richmond RD, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 831-5706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lara E. May, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5873T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lara E. May, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lara E. May, O.D. had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.