Richard Avila, O.D.
Optometrist · Corpus Christi, TX
Richard Avila, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1043292295, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Avila
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 5402 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 992-9400
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5402 S Staples St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Dietze, M.D.Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1417938713
- Alan Fisher, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1265549737
- Christopher Fisher, PHDClinical Psychologist1689958662
- Oscar Lightner, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457320558
- Laurel Lindblom, FNPRegistered Nurse1649532920
- Angel Saenz, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1285616581
Verify Richard Avila in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
10.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,919 Medicare Part D claims for 833 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,407 claims
- Timolol Maleate269 claims
- Lumigan251 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate245 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol140 claims
- Restasis92 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 83.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $177.20
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- South Texas Eye Consultants, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 4,878 optometrist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Richard Avila, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Avila, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043292295, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Avila, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5402 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 992-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Avila, O.D.'s license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Avila, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Avila, O.D. had 2,919 Medicare Part D claims for 833 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Avila, O.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.