Salvador Alcantar, O.D.
Optometrist · Mission, TX
Salvador Alcantar, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mission, Texas, and NPI 1578509287, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6711TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvador Alcantar
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6711TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1506 E Griffin Pkwy, Mission, TX 78572
- Phone
- (956) 583-0202
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2024
- Fax
- (956) 583-0200
- Medicaid ID
- 180822202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050922000801); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1506 E Griffin Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Salvador Alcantar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6711TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
3,849 Medicare Part D claims for 843 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,385 claims
- Lumigan287 claims
- Xiidra252 claims
- Timolol Maleate245 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate204 claims
- Restasis200 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): 73 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: $1,147.84
26 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
- Shah Eye Center PAMission, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salvador Alcantar among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Salvador Alcantar, 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
- Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Mission → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Barajas, O.D.Mission, TX 785721134122088
- Elizabeth Pham, ODMission, TX 785721255733580
- Arturo Sanchez, ODMission, TX 785721932870383
- Brianna Sooy, ODMission, TX 785721013688472
- Celina Vasquez, O.D.Palmview, TX 785721043395114
- Lora Martinez, O.D.Mercedes, TX 785701770696593
- Enedelia Barrera, O.D.Pharr, TX 785771508941683
- Thomas Kopan, O.D.Pharr, TX 785771871656066
Common questions
What is Salvador Alcantar, O.D.'s NPI number?
Salvador Alcantar, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578509287, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvador Alcantar, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1506 E Griffin Pkwy, Mission, TX, 78572. Phone: (956) 583-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvador Alcantar, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6711TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Salvador Alcantar, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvador Alcantar, O.D. had 3,849 Medicare Part D claims for 843 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salvador Alcantar, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73 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.