Michael A. Buzbee, OD
Optometrist · Odessa, TX
Michael A. Buzbee, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Odessa, Texas, and NPI 1649280405, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas 03017TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael A. Buzbee
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 03017TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2102 N Grandview Ave, Odessa, TX 79761
- Phone
- (432) 367-5600
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (432) 368-9817
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080723000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael A. Buzbee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 03017TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost135 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol58 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone18 claims
- Travoprost13 claims
- Xiidra12 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl11 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: $19.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Michael A. Buzbee among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Michael A. Buzbee, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Odessa
They are 25 of the 1,675 NPPES records with a practice address in Odessa, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lawrence Lassa, O.D.Odessa, TX 797611295920973
- Rick Munoz, ODOdessa, TX 797611932181104
- James Adcox, ODOdessa, TX 797621659463214
- Samuel Canon, ODOdessa, TX 797621285693473
- Maria Ceballos, O.D.Odessa, TX 797621336217504
- Ralph Cockrell, ODOdessa, TX 797621346219664
- Michael Feeser, O.D.Odessa, TX 797621821096173
- James Harper, O.D.Odessa, TX 797621447243084
Common questions
What is Michael A. Buzbee, OD's NPI number?
Michael A. Buzbee, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649280405, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael A. Buzbee, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2102 N Grandview Ave, Odessa, TX, 79761. Phone: (432) 367-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael A. Buzbee, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 03017TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael A. Buzbee, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael A. Buzbee, OD had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 98 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.