Stephen H. Means, O.D.
Optometrist · Huntsville, TX
Stephen H. Means, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Huntsville, Texas, and NPI 1942348305, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (Texas 4518TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen H. Means
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4518TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 109 Medical Park LN, Huntsville, TX 77340
- Phone
- (936) 291-8282
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 291-9863
- Medicaid ID
- 040647201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130926000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 109 Medical Park LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Grant Means, ODOptometrist1417791211
- Robert Prince, O.D.Pediatric Optometrist1821006164
Verify Stephen H. Means in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 4518TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
475 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost108 claims
- Timolol Maleate76 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate50 claims
- Travoprost36 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol22 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: $99.78
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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 H Means O D And AssociatesHuntsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen H. Means among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Stephen H. Means, 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
- Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Huntsville
They are 6 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Brumbelow, ODHuntsville, TX 773401982600474
- Katherine Hyde, O.D.Huntsville, TX 773401407855232
- Grant Means, ODHuntsville, TX 773401417791211
- Christine Acosta, O.D.Kingwood, TX 773391194897231
- Natalia Aksamentov, ODKingwood, TX 773391962028399
- Whitney Barker, O.D.Kingwood, TX 773391891925863
Common questions
What is Stephen H. Means, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen H. Means, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942348305, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen H. Means, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 Medical Park LN, Huntsville, TX, 77340. Phone: (936) 291-8282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen H. Means, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 4518TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen H. Means, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen H. Means, O.D. had 475 Medicare Part D claims for 153 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.