Marilyn D. Townsend, OD
Optometrist · Friendswood, TX
Marilyn D. 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 D. 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
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 488-4423
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111031000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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.
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Verify Marilyn D. 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; by number, the most common kind was 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).
Marilyn D. Townsend among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Marilyn D. Townsend, 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
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.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Davy Chin, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461053339044
- Jung Choi, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461003866096
- Mischelle Gragg, ODFriendswood, TX 775461437121449
- Glendy Lau, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461689859555
- Valerie Loe, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461235301300
- Shuk-Bing Mehta, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461518963792
- Bindu Patel, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461417082918
- Beth Robinson, O.D.Friendswood, TX 775461760747620
Common questions
What is Marilyn D. Townsend, OD's NPI number?
Marilyn D. 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 D. 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 D. 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), 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.