NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nelson Rivera, OD

Optometrist · Carrollton, TX

Nelson Rivera, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Carrollton, Texas, and NPI 1609036292, issued on Jun 17, 2008. Check the license (Texas 6002T, 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609036292
Name
Nelson Rivera
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
6002T TX
446 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2110 Larkspur Dr, Carrollton, TX 75010
Phone
(469) 892-6629
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $117.03

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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. Nelson Rivera$117.03
  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.

Nelson Rivera among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Nelson Rivera, 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 2008, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • 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).

34 optometrist records list a practice address in Carrollton

They are 34 of the 1,706 NPPES records with a practice address in Carrollton, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Omar Aborahma, ODCarrollton, TX 750101376479311
  2. Karen Allen, O.D.Carrollton, TX 750101841228111
  3. Poonam Bhana, O.DCarrollton, TX 750101508184268
  4. Thoai Bui, O.D.Carrollton, TX 750101801979414
  5. Lisa Park, O.D.Carrollton, TX 750101134484785
  6. Mary Peck, O.D.Carrollton, TX 750101104933118
  7. Christopher Peterson, O.D.Carrollton, TX 750101710904610
  8. David Teed, O.D.Carrollton, TX 750101922027788

Common questions

What is Nelson Rivera, OD's NPI number?

Nelson Rivera, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609036292, issued on Jun 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nelson Rivera, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2110 Larkspur Dr, Carrollton, TX, 75010. Phone: (469) 892-6629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nelson Rivera, OD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 6002T, 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), 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.