Rita Mae Medrano, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Rita Mae Medrano, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1053489161, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5427T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita Mae Medrano
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5427T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4501 Groveway Dr, Houston, TX 77087
- Phone
- (713) 645-2020
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 645-3030
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151215002368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rita Mae Medrano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5427TCheck 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: $272.65
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Aeg Texas Professional PLLCHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita Mae Medrano among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Rita Mae Medrano, 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
- Graduated1997 · 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).
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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- Barbara Higgins, O.D.Houston, TX 770861306985478
- Juliett Lam, O.D.Houston, TX 770861942355169
Common questions
What is Rita Mae Medrano, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rita Mae Medrano, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053489161, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita Mae Medrano, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4501 Groveway Dr, Houston, TX, 77087. Phone: (713) 645-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita Mae Medrano, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5427T, 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.