NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Edward Puntney, O.D.

Optometrist · Waco, TX

Paul Edward Puntney, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1437261500, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas 2107T, 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
1437261500
Name
Paul Edward Puntney
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2107T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6001 W Waco Dr Ste 106, Waco, TX 76710
Phone
(254) 399-9388
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(254) 399-9312
Medicaid ID
149990701 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171109002552); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1971
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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Industry payments in 2024: $272.68

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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. Paul Puntney$272.68
  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.

Paul Edward Puntney among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Paul Edward Puntney, 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
  • Graduated1971 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alyce Alven, O.DWaco, TX 767101215389846
  2. Long Do, O.D.Waco, TX 767101154763340
  3. Herman Gerdes, O.D.Waco, TX 767101982711610
  4. Hunter Grey, ODWaco, TX 767101306410733
  5. Hung Nguyen, DOWaco, TX 767101902137987
  6. Henry Phillips, O.D.Waco, TX 767101780806703
  7. Avery Platt, ODWaco, TX 767101851975718
  8. Kristen Pratt, ODWaco, TX 767101568956605

Common questions

What is Paul Edward Puntney, O.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Edward Puntney, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437261500, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Edward Puntney, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6001 W Waco Dr Ste 106, Waco, TX, 76710. Phone: (254) 399-9388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Edward Puntney, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 2107T, 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.