Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1831319995
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
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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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.

  1. Phyllis Tang-Wing, ODOptometrist1225173073
  2. Dan Tom, O.D.Optometrist1801931647

Verify Marilyn Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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: $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.

  1. Marilyn Townsend$289.22
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. 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.

Other optometrist records in Texas

  1. Matthew Aaker, O.D.Universal City, TX1518394410
  2. Brad Aaron, O.D.New Boston, TX1073588810
  3. Michelle Aaron, O.D.San Antonio, TX1306916291
  4. Gary Abbott, ODRandolph Afb, TX1194880385
  5. Fortuna Abebe, ODHouston, TX1073185278
  6. Larry Abernathy, O. D.Abilene, TX1861539363
  7. Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX1275971145
  8. Omar Aborahma, ODCarrollton, TX1376479311
  9. Aby Abraham, O.D.Quinlan, TX1770776338
  10. 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.