Shama Essa, OD
Optometrist · Bellaire, TX
Shama Essa, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1902246887, issued on Jun 25, 2013. Check the license (Texas 8223-T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shama Essa
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8223-T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6565 West Loop S, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 797-1010
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 357-7290
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141203000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 5,006 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6565 West Loop S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shama Essa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 8223-TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dorzolamide-Timolol30 claims
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Xiidra15 claims
- Restasis13 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: $852.93
40 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
- Stephen Glenn Slade MD PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shama Essa among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Shama Essa, OD 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 2013, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
43 optometrist records list a practice address in Bellaire
They are 43 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellaire, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Bellaire → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Allee, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011154324408
- Jill Autry, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011922001270
- Amanda Bachman, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011396950788
- James Holt, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011780962167
- Marcia Moore, ODBellaire, TX 774011821253816
- Julie Ngo, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011851541189
- Karen Oglesby, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011144223637
- Randall Reichle, O.D.Bellaire, TX 774011477556736
Common questions
What is Shama Essa, OD's NPI number?
Shama Essa, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902246887, issued on Jun 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shama Essa, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 West Loop S, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 797-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shama Essa, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 8223-T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shama Essa, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shama Essa, OD had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shama Essa, OD'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.