Megan Tholen, OD
Optometrist · Dripping Springs, TX
Megan Tholen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Dripping Springs, Texas, and NPI 1619359429, issued on Jun 29, 2015. Check the license (Texas 8730T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megan Tholen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8730T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1433 W Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
- Phone
- (512) 858-1766
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 858-1768
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160310000502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1433 W Highway 290
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Barbara Tholen, O.D.Optometrist1396837324
Verify Megan Tholen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 8730TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost49 claims
- Timolol Maleate40 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Levobunolol Hcl14 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: $134.90
1 payment: 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tholen Eyecare PLLCDripping Springs, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Megan Tholen among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Megan Tholen, 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 2015, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Dripping Springs
They are 9 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Dripping Springs, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Berg, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201326012386
- Lisa Cantrell, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201245240688
- Kyle Florio, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201689836678
- Timothy Leach, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201396746491
- Priya Patel, O.DDripping Springs, TX 786201194134247
- Erica PayneDripping Springs, TX 786201740909449
- Barbara Tholen, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201396837324
- Steven Weeden, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201922188614
Common questions
What is Megan Tholen, OD's NPI number?
Megan Tholen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619359429, issued on Jun 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megan Tholen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1433 W Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620. Phone: (512) 858-1766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megan Tholen, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 8730T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Megan Tholen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megan Tholen, OD had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 105 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.