Sidney Gicheru, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Irving, TX
Sidney Gicheru, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Irving, Texas, and NPI 1093807703, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8626, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sidney Gicheru
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- K8626 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 440 W Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 300, Irving, TX 75063
- Phone
- (214) 574-9600
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 440 W Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley Chennankara, O.D.Optometrist1245542018
Verify Sidney Gicheru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
459 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost66 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate63 claims
- Timolol Maleate54 claims
- Moxifloxacin36 claims
- Lumigan33 claims
- Restasis27 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 86.3 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: $7,970.58
12 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Lasercare Eye Center PASouthlake, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Sidney Gicheru, MD's NPI number?
Sidney Gicheru, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093807703, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sidney Gicheru, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 440 W Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 300, Irving, TX, 75063. Phone: (214) 574-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sidney Gicheru, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8626, 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 Sidney Gicheru, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sidney Gicheru, MD had 459 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sidney Gicheru, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.