Rachel A. Cruz, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Rachel A. Cruz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1174872204, issued on Sep 5, 2012. Check the license (Texas 7996TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel A. Cruz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 7996TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4400 North Fwy Ste B300, Houston, TX 77022
- Phone
- (713) 697-2081
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130216000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel A. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 7996TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $217.36
2 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.
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
- Med Southwest PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel A. Cruz among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Rachel A. Cruz, 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 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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- Amador Sanchez, O.D.Houston, TX 770221477574218
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- Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX 770211275971145
- Leandro Barcacel, O.D.Houston, TX 770231215903620
- Arshia Khan, O.D.Houston, TX 770231265765077
Common questions
What is Rachel A. Cruz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rachel A. Cruz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174872204, issued on Sep 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel A. Cruz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4400 North Fwy Ste B300, Houston, TX, 77022. Phone: (713) 697-2081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel A. Cruz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 7996TG, 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.