Marilyn Townsend, OD
Optometrist · Friendswood, TX
Marilyn Townsend, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1831319995, issued on Apr 30, 2007. Check the license (Texas 3697, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marilyn Townsend
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3697 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 W Bay Area Blvd, Friendswood, TX 77546
- Phone
- (281) 480-3960
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1520 W Bay Area Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Phyllis Tang-Wing, ODOptometrist1225173073
- Dan Tom, O.D.Optometrist1801931647
Verify Marilyn Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 3697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $289.22
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, 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
- Baybrook Vision Center IncFriendswood, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Friendswood
They are 21 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendswood, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 21 in Friendswood → All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Friendswood →
Other optometrist records in Texas
- Matthew Aaker, O.D.Universal City, TX1518394410
- Brad Aaron, O.D.New Boston, TX1073588810
- Michelle Aaron, O.D.San Antonio, TX1306916291
- Gary Abbott, ODRandolph Afb, TX1194880385
- Fortuna Abebe, ODHouston, TX1073185278
- Larry Abernathy, O. D.Abilene, TX1861539363
- Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX1275971145
- Omar Aborahma, ODCarrollton, TX1376479311
- Aby Abraham, O.D.Quinlan, TX1770776338
- Erin Abraham, ODDallas, TX1598440505
Common questions
What is Marilyn Townsend, OD's NPI number?
Marilyn Townsend, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831319995, issued on Apr 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marilyn Townsend, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 W Bay Area Blvd, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (281) 480-3960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marilyn Townsend, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 3697, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.