NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lydell Craig Kiplin, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · San Antonio, TX

Lydell Craig Kiplin, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1295727246, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas D2797, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295727246
Name
Lydell Craig Kiplin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
D2797 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12735 Cranes ML, San Antonio, TX 78230
Phone
(210) 492-6669
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(210) 492-6669
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $494.50

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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.

  1. Lydell Kiplin$494.50
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lydell Craig Kiplin among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas

Lydell Craig Kiplin, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wendy Baca, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301023016177
  2. Relief Jones, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301679546188
  3. John Kozlovsky, M.D.,P.A.San Antonio, TX 782301063401255
  4. Judith Newman, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301548411465
  5. Maria Isabel Triana, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301548441439
  6. Jake Trinidad, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301861787418
  7. Bruce Winter, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301710976907
  8. Zeynep Aktas, MD, PROFESSORSan Antonio, TX 782291437956380

Common questions

What is Lydell Craig Kiplin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lydell Craig Kiplin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295727246, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lydell Craig Kiplin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12735 Cranes ML, San Antonio, TX, 78230. Phone: (210) 492-6669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lydell Craig Kiplin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number D2797, 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.

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.