Richard M. Ullman, OD
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Richard M. Ullman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1629142203, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas 1927TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Ullman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1927TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2106 Yale Street, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 864-5421
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 864-4997
- Medicaid IDs
- 093033101 TX
B130816 TX
742182988 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard M. Ullman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1927TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 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: $61.32
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard M. Ullman among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Richard M. Ullman, OD 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 fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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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- Bao Hoang, O.D.Houston, TX 770081639333933
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- Chi Nguyen, ODHouston, TX 770081215458633
Common questions
What is Richard M. Ullman, OD's NPI number?
Richard M. Ullman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629142203, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Ullman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2106 Yale Street, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 864-5421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Ullman, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1927TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard M. Ullman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Ullman, OD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.