Stephen Louis Hand, O.D.
Optometrist · College Station, TX
Stephen Louis Hand, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in College Station, Texas, and NPI 1831245703, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license (Texas 3799T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Louis Hand
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3799T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2746 Longmire Dr Ste B, College Station, TX 77845
- Phone
- (979) 693-3937
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (979) 703-8895
- Medicaid ID
- 093302003 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090422000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Louis Hand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 3799TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 87% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis20 claims
- Xiidra11 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: $218.27
2 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.
Stephen Louis Hand among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Stephen Louis Hand, 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 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
28 optometrist records list a practice address in College Station
They are 28 of the 1,752 NPPES records with a practice address in College Station, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Benham, 10665TG ODCollege Station, TX 778451336479724
- Michael Brice, O.D.College Station, TX 778451043270077
- Belinda Dobson, O.D.College Station, TX 778451831382928
- Matthew Greene, ODCollege Station, TX 778451871608943
- Judy Hughes, O.D.College Station, TX 778451245481464
- Lisa Januskey, O.D.College Station, TX 778451437238409
- Justin Mays, O.D.College Station, TX 778451053796375
- Chad Moffitt, O.D.College Station, TX 778451457365603
Common questions
What is Stephen Louis Hand, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Louis Hand, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831245703, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Louis Hand, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2746 Longmire Dr Ste B, College Station, TX, 77845. Phone: (979) 693-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Louis Hand, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 3799T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Louis Hand, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Louis Hand, O.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.