2026 NPPES data Optometrist NPI 1932240256 THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR
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Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR

Optometrist in Rockport, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
704
Medicare Part D claims · 221 beneficiaries · Optometrist avg: 257
Generic prescribing
57%
generic claims · 43% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83.2/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$380.4
11 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.2/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 704 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

83.2/100
MIPS score · +0 vs avg
704
Part D claims, 2023
57%
generic prescribing
$380.4
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

83 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR sits

This provider among optometrist peers

Across the 6,527 optometrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR writes more Part D claims than 75% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 43% — placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume — percentile in specialtyMIPS quality — percentile
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one optometrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/09/2007

NPI 1932240256

Primary specialty

Optometrist

High-volume

60,463 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

704 174% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 257

MIPS final score

83.2/100 0.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Optometrist compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Optometrist share within Texas

1. Optometrist42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Optometrist share within Texas

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Optometrist national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
83.2/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Optometrist) — 83.2/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%83.2%
MIPS final score (Optometrist) — 83.2/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

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Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Optometrist provider holding THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR credentials at 2740 HWY 35 NORTH, Rockport, TX, 78382, with a listed phone of (361) 729-2020. NPI 1932240256 was issued on 02/09/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Soto most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 704 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 221 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $182K in drug spend, split 43% brand-name and 57% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 83.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 66.4), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Optometrist is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 60,463 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 257 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

2740 HWY 35 NORTH
Rockport, TX 78382

Provider Details

NPI 1932240256
Specialty Optometrist
Credentials THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR
Gender Female
NPI Issued 02/09/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

83.2116
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
66.4233
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$380

Largest payer

Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR. To verify Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR — brand share 43.0%
Specialty average (est.)

43% brand-name claims vs 57% generic, on 704 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

704
Total Claims
$182K
Total Drug Cost
221
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,371
Total Day Supply
38,670
Brand vs Generic
43% brand / 57% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$167K
Generic Drug Cost
$15K
Antibiotic Claims
16

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
77.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.13
Gender Split
56% female / 44% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Latanoprost
203
Timolol Maleate
68
Lumigan
Bimatoprost
59
Restasis
Cyclosporine
48
Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat
42
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha
33
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone
Tobramycin/Dexamethasone
29
Tyrvaya
Varenicline Tartrate
27
Prednisolone Acetate
19
Erythromycin
Erythromycin Base
17

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Optometrist Overview

How Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR fits within the Optometrist landscape nationally.

60,463
Optometrist Providers in US
56
States with Optometrist
257
Avg Claims per Provider

Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's 704 claims are above the specialty average of 257.

Nearby Optometrist Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Soto.

Compare Optometrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Optometrist peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's specialty?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR specializes in Optometrist and practices in Rockport, Texas. Credentials: THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR.
How much does Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR wrote 704 Medicare Part D claims totaling $182K in drug costs for 221 beneficiaries.
What is Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's Medicare quality score?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.2/100 (Quality: 66.4). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR located?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR is located at 2740 HWY 35 NORTH, Rockport, TX, 78382. Phone: (361) 729-2020.
What is Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's NPI number?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932240256, issued on 02/09/2007.
Does Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's prescribing is 43% brand-name and 57% generic drugs by claim count, with $167K in brand drug costs.
How many Optometrist providers are there in the US?
There are 60,463 Optometrist providers across 56 states in the US. The average Optometrist provider writes 257 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate, Lumigan. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR accept Medicare?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR appears in CMS Medicare data with 704 Part D claims and 221 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's credentials?
Nichole Soto, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR's NPI is 1932240256 with credentials THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETR. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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