Shiroz Virani, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Shiroz Virani, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1174569750, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas 04038TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shiroz Virani
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 04038TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9935 S Post Oak RD, Houston, TX 77096
- Phone
- (999) 999-9999
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 112423204 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9935 S Post Oak RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steve Lai, OD PAOptometrist1871657379
Verify Shiroz Virani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 04038TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost13 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: $1,026.78
16 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.
Shiroz Virani among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Shiroz Virani, 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 fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
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.
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- Lynne Michels, O.D.Houston, TX 770961861548851
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Common questions
What is Shiroz Virani, O.D.'s NPI number?
Shiroz Virani, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174569750, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shiroz Virani, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9935 S Post Oak RD, Houston, TX, 77096. Phone: (999) 999-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shiroz Virani, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 04038TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shiroz Virani, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shiroz Virani, O.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.