Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Houston, TX
Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023271582, issued on Jul 5, 2008. Check the license (Texas P2098, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Sasha Blieden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- P2098 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-1750
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 798-4693
- Medicaid ID
- 306214301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120821000815); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Sasha Blieden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P2098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,404 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost564 claims
- Timolol Maleate254 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol244 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate169 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate138 claims
- Lumigan92 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $61,921.34
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Texas Childrens Physician GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Sasha Blieden among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023271582, issued on Jul 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-1750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P2098, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D. had 2,404 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Sasha Blieden, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.