NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael L. Suber, O.D.

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Michael L. Suber, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1871547679, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas 05029T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871547679
Name
Michael L. Suber
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
05029T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12970 East Fwy, Houston, TX 77015
Phone
(713) 453-3521
Enumerated
May 19, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2026
Fax
(713) 451-8214
Medicaid ID
118558901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040507000421); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

982 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Michael Suber982
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost211 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium109 claims
  3. Lumigan86 claims
  4. Dorzolamide Hcl79 claims
  5. Combigan50 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate49 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: $42.80

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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. Michael Suber$42.80
  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. Charles A. Garcia, M.d.,p.a..Houston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael L. Suber among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Michael L. Suber, 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
  • Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston

They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carl Blackburn, O.D.Houston, TX 770151083641476
  2. Denetrice Coleman, O.D.Houston, TX 770151942561980
  3. David Dao, O.D.Houston, TX 770151750376620
  4. Robert Kemp, O.D.Houston, TX 770151164594271
  5. Matthew Lahmeyer, ODHouston, TX 770151326203878
  6. Sonia Laurenzi, ODHouston, TX 770151528296365
  7. Angela Marcaccio, O.D.Houston, TX 770151235106857
  8. Michael MoulderHouston, TX 770151689088544

Common questions

What is Michael L. Suber, O.D.'s NPI number?

Michael L. Suber, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871547679, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael L. Suber, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12970 East Fwy, Houston, TX, 77015. Phone: (713) 453-3521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael L. Suber, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 05029T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael L. Suber, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael L. Suber, O.D. had 982 Medicare Part D claims for 276 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.