NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D.

Optometrist · Tomball, TX

Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tomball, Texas, and NPI 1164442729, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5128TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164442729
Name
Tammie Faulk Hicks
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
5128TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14079 FM 2920, Tomball, TX 77377
Phone
(346) 701-4035
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 701-4035
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100211000450); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

198 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.

  1. Tammie Hicks198
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost26 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate23 claims
  3. Xiidra21 claims
  4. Cyclosporine16 claims
  5. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
  6. Restasis15 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): 76.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score54.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%86.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%77.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $356.60

11 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.

  1. Tammie Hicks$356.60
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Mann Eye Center, PAHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tammie Faulk Hicks among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Tammie Faulk Hicks, 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 fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

19 optometrist records list a practice address in Tomball

They are 19 of the 1,068 NPPES records with a practice address in Tomball, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jana Alyousef, ODTomball, TX 773771447035738
  2. Russell Bond, ODTomball, TX 773771942206271
  3. Jesse Brewster, ODTomball, TX 773771992298939
  4. Claudia Contreras, ODTomball, TX 773771205556909
  5. Hong-Hanh Dinh, O.D.Tomball, TX 773771295143485
  6. Naveera Farooque, O.D.Tomball, TX 773771720218712
  7. Dania Rakouki, ODTomball, TX 773771265005490
  8. Sherri CampbellTomball, TX 773751316686603

Common questions

What is Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D.'s NPI number?

Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164442729, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14079 FM 2920, Tomball, TX, 77377. Phone: (346) 701-4035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 5128TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D. had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tammie Faulk Hicks, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 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.

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