Marc Bernard Gold, OD
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Marc Bernard Gold, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1225040678, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas 3470, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marc Bernard Gold
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3470 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 Shotwell St, Houston, TX 77020
- Phone
- (713) 257-9715
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 673-6900
- Medicaid ID
- 093420001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040405001766); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 5,006 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 711 Shotwell St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christina Abuata, ODOptometrist1467014225
- Debra Semone Bernard, ODOptometrist1144051186
Verify Marc Bernard Gold in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 3470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost147 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol21 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl16 claims
- Lumigan11 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.
Marc Bernard Gold among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Marc Bernard Gold, OD 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
- Graduated1985 · 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).
770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston
They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Abuata, ODHouston, TX 770201467014225
- Debra Semone Bernard, ODHouston, TX 770201144051186
- Jerson Desiderio, O.D.Houston, TX 770201770023434
- Samuel Gold, ODHouston, TX 770201194733030
- Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX 770211275971145
- Ashcon Alizadeh, ODHouston, TX 770191538913918
- Ravena Jacob, ODHouston, TX 770191407567035
- Yvonne Jenkins, ODHouston, TX 770191942293196
Common questions
What is Marc Bernard Gold, OD's NPI number?
Marc Bernard Gold, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225040678, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marc Bernard Gold, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Shotwell St, Houston, TX, 77020. Phone: (713) 257-9715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marc Bernard Gold, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 3470, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Marc Bernard Gold, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marc Bernard Gold, OD had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.