Russell Kuempel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Wichita Falls, TX
Russell Kuempel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wichita Falls, Texas, and NPI 1285612481, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas F6844, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Kuempel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- F6844 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Midwestern Pkwy E, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
- Phone
- (940) 766-3551
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (940) 763-7845
- Medicaid ID
- 1140360-03 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090123000191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell Kuempel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F6844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost17 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: $321.29
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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 2 group practices
- Clinics OF North Texas LLPWichita Falls, TX
- Jenny M. Kisner OD LLCWichita Falls, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell Kuempel among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Russell Kuempel, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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.
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- Devin West, MDWichita Falls, TX 763011952707747
- Marylin White, M. D.Wichita Falls, TX 763011477514875
- Colin Brown, M.D.Wichita Falls, TX 763081689057135
- Taylor Strange, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 762441023336633
- David Truong, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 762441013270164
Common questions
What is Russell Kuempel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Russell Kuempel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285612481, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Kuempel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Midwestern Pkwy E, Wichita Falls, TX, 76302. Phone: (940) 766-3551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Kuempel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F6844, 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 Russell Kuempel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Kuempel, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.