Michael Todd Shanks, O.D.
Optometrist · Abilene, TX
Michael Todd Shanks, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1568576767, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5650T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Todd Shanks
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5650T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3225 S 27TH St, Abilene, TX 79605
- Phone
- (325) 691-0101
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (325) 691-8950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051228000747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 5,006 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3225 S 27TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Nicolini, O.D.Optometrist1811005028
- Shelda Shaffer, O.D.Pediatric Optometrist1558478461
Verify Michael Todd Shanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5650TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of 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: $96.32
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Med Southwest PLLCTexarkana, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Todd Shanks among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Michael Todd Shanks, O.D. 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
- Graduated1998 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Abilene → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gabriel Avila, ODAbilene, TX 796051487730651
- Cameo Harvey, ODAbilene, TX 796051831190933
- Angela Nicolini, O.D.Abilene, TX 796051811005028
- Larry Abernathy, O. D.Abilene, TX 796061861539363
- Annie Avilez, ODAbilene, TX 796061699347211
- Brooks Grant, O.D.Abilene, TX 796061609189612
- Whitney McGaha, ODAbilene, TX 796061790214385
- Marcus McLean, O.D.Abilene, TX 796061689013674
Common questions
What is Michael Todd Shanks, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Todd Shanks, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568576767, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Todd Shanks, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3225 S 27TH St, Abilene, TX, 79605. Phone: (325) 691-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Todd Shanks, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5650T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Todd Shanks, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Todd Shanks, O.D. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.