NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D.

Optometrist · Kerrville, TX

Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kerrville, Texas, and NPI 1952752982, issued on Jun 30, 2016. Check the license (Texas 8950T, 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
1952752982
Name
Phillip Andrew Whitehead
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
8950T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
708 Hill Country Dr Ste 100, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone
(830) 257-5656
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160806000094); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2016
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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Also registered at 708 Hill Country Dr Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tobin Tilley, ODOptometrist1215910088

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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

335 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Phillip Whitehead335
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost99 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate48 claims
  3. Lumigan31 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate23 claims
  5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 claims
  6. Rhopressa13 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: $255.66

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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. Phillip Whitehead$255.66
  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. Whitehead Eye Care PLLCKerrville, TX

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

Phillip Andrew Whitehead among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Phillip Andrew Whitehead, 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 2016, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

11 optometrist records list a practice address in Kerrville

They are 11 of the 852 NPPES records with a practice address in Kerrville, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Anderegg, O. D.Kerrville, TX 780281093944845
  2. Kayla Avirett Zachry, ODKerrville, TX 780281992169247
  3. Jacqueline Balderas, ODKerrville, TX 780281588273767
  4. Brandon Blaker, O.D.Kerrville, TX 780281093894230
  5. Bret Ford, ODKerrville, TX 780281114900990
  6. Layne Ford, ODKerrville, TX 780281720517477
  7. Stanley Kremp, ODKerrville, TX 780281679674006
  8. Benito Pena, O.DKerrville, TX 780281497945919

Common questions

What is Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D.'s NPI number?

Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952752982, issued on Jun 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 708 Hill Country Dr Ste 100, Kerrville, TX, 78028. Phone: (830) 257-5656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 8950T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Phillip Andrew Whitehead, O.D. had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 94 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.