Rogelio Cantu, O.D.
Optometrist · Harlingen, TX
Rogelio Cantu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1720020316, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6573TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rogelio Cantu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6573TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1205 N ED Carey Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 423-2100
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 423-0180
- Medicaid ID
- 168550501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041102000557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rogelio Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6573TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
5,889 Medicare Part D claims for 1,611 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,049 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth999 claims
- Lumigan322 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine295 claims
- Restasis230 claims
- Cromolyn Sodium224 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 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: $2,845.03
91 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
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Texas P.A.Harlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rogelio Cantu among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Rogelio Cantu, 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
- Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Harlingen → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ivonne Alvarado, ODHarlingen, TX 785501083236822
- Caitlin Burket, O.D.Harlingen, TX 785501134898018
- Miroslava Garza, ODHarlingen, TX 785501578085338
- Lauro Guerrero, O.D.Harlingen, TX 785501902834963
- Stephen Larsen, ODHarlingen, TX 785501720148604
- Brooke Omick, ODHarlingen, TX 785501649998741
- Pedro Pena, O.D.Harlingen, TX 785501407998776
- Ida Reed, ODHarlingen, TX 785501932284858
Common questions
What is Rogelio Cantu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rogelio Cantu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720020316, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rogelio Cantu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1205 N ED Carey Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 423-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rogelio Cantu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6573TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rogelio Cantu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rogelio Cantu, O.D. had 5,889 Medicare Part D claims for 1,611 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rogelio Cantu, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 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), 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.