Stephen Ray Hook, M.D.
Specialist · Weslaco, TX
Stephen Ray Hook, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Weslaco, Texas, and NPI 1669454682, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas G2995, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Ray Hook
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G2995 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1519 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX 78596
- Phone
- (956) 968-3171
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 968-5783
- Medicaid ID
- 116510202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100215000632); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Ray Hook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license G2995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,153 Medicare Part D claims for 1,442 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,237 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth722 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine378 claims
- Timolol Maleate334 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate258 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol151 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: $298.86
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Thurmond Eye Associates PLLCWeslaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Ray Hook among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Stephen Ray Hook, M.D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- William Gillum, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961952383978
- Rodolfo Perez, M.D.Weslaco, TX 785961548242274
- Charles Fox, LAT, ATCBurnet, TX 786111023074457
- Meredith JowersBurnet, TX 786111366583353
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Common questions
What is Stephen Ray Hook, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Ray Hook, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669454682, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Ray Hook, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1519 E 6TH St, Weslaco, TX, 78596. Phone: (956) 968-3171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Ray Hook, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G2995, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Ray Hook, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Ray Hook, M.D. had 4,153 Medicare Part D claims for 1,442 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Ray Hook, M.D.'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.