Maria Courson, OD
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Maria Courson, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1437670692, issued on Jun 28, 2017. Check the license (Texas 9156TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Courson
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9156TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9738 Katy Fwy Ste 500, Houston, TX 77055
- Phone
- (409) 886-2292
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2024
- Fax
- (409) 883-8012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Courson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9156TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xdemvy12 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: $725.21
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Maria Courson among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Maria Courson, 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 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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
- Erica Alfaro, O.DHouston, TX 770551144659509
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- David Fu, ODHouston, TX 770551417270307
- Faraz HaghighiHouston, TX 770551063840528
- Mark Harris, O.D.Houston, TX 770551700876752
- Megan Heany, O.D.Houston, TX 770551356533129
- Gina Kim, ODHouston, TX 770551306832936
- Kim Nguyen, O.D.Houston, TX 770551427464692
Common questions
What is Maria Courson, OD's NPI number?
Maria Courson, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437670692, issued on Jun 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Courson, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9738 Katy Fwy Ste 500, Houston, TX, 77055. Phone: (409) 886-2292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Courson, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9156TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Courson, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Courson, OD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.