Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1033881602, issued on Oct 1, 2021. Check the license (Texas 10376, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruchita Pankaj Sharma
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10376 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9620 Westheimer RD, Houston, TX 77063
- Phone
- (832) 231-6986
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211115000897); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9620 Westheimer RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kim To, ODOptometrist1508874009
Verify Ruchita Pankaj Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 10376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of 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: $272.78
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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.
All 770 in Houston → All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Houston →
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- Fortuna Abebe, ODHouston, TX1073185278
- Larry Abernathy, O. D.Abilene, TX1861539363
- Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX1275971145
- Omar Aborahma, ODCarrollton, TX1376479311
- Aby Abraham, O.D.Quinlan, TX1770776338
- Erin Abraham, ODDallas, TX1598440505
Common questions
What is Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD's NPI number?
Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033881602, issued on Oct 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9620 Westheimer RD, Houston, TX, 77063. Phone: (832) 231-6986. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 10376, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruchita Pankaj Sharma, OD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.