Ross Tucker Lynds, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Abilene, TX
Ross Tucker Lynds, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1356608863, issued on Apr 20, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q4799, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ross Tucker Lynds
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- Q4799 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5441 Health Center Dr, Abilene, TX 79606
- Phone
- (325) 673-9806
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (325) 673-9809
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150806011456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5441 Health Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Clark, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1912158627
- Eric Zavaleta, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1619141363
Verify Ross Tucker Lynds in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
819 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate187 claims
- Latanoprost95 claims
- Moxifloxacin80 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate76 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol57 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine52 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): 100 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: $809.43
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sandoz Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ophthalmology Specialists OF Texas PLLCWillow Park, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ross Tucker Lynds among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Ross Tucker Lynds, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Abilene → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Clark, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061912158627
- Seong Lee, MDAbilene, TX 796061669466769
- Rocky McAdams, MDAbilene, TX 796061740442607
- Sunil Patel, MD, PHDAbilene, TX 796061760476964
- Mark Phelan, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061801882030
- Paul Thames, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061447235494
- Jeffrey WooliscroftAbilene, TX 796061013651942
- Eric Zavaleta, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061619141363
Common questions
What is Ross Tucker Lynds, MD's NPI number?
Ross Tucker Lynds, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356608863, issued on Apr 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ross Tucker Lynds, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5441 Health Center Dr, Abilene, TX, 79606. Phone: (325) 673-9806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ross Tucker Lynds, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4799, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ross Tucker Lynds, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ross Tucker Lynds, MD had 819 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ross Tucker Lynds, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.