Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D.
Optometrist · Las Cruces, NM
Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1558642769, issued on Aug 31, 2011. Check the license (New Mexico 629, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Jacob Kunz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 629 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 E Boutz RD, Las Cruces, NM 88005
- Phone
- (575) 526-3314
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2023
- Fax
- (575) 526-1061
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111109000337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 330 E Boutz RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Paz, ODOptometrist1346359593
- Adrian Tenorio, ODOptometrist1174632335
Verify Thomas Jacob Kunz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,741 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost359 claims
- Restasis192 claims
- Timolol Maleate162 claims
- Fluorometholone120 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate106 claims
- Lumigan104 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $197.99
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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
- Looks PALas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Jacob Kunz among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D. is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
All 333 in New Mexico → Every provider in Las Cruces → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Bowers, ODLas Cruces, NM 880051194707455
- Thomas Paz, ODLas Cruces, NM 880051346359593
- Adrian Tenorio, ODLas Cruces, NM 880051174632335
- Derek Clifton, ODLas Cruces, NM 880011760084719
- Michael English, ODLas Cruces, NM 880011538248026
- Paul Gomez, O.D.Las Cruces, NM 880011003992199
- Rodger Lewis, ODLas Cruces, NM 880011932182920
- Juan Lucero, O.D.Las Cruces, NM 880011841335189
Common questions
What is Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558642769, issued on Aug 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 E Boutz RD, Las Cruces, NM, 88005. Phone: (575) 526-3314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 629, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D. had 1,741 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Jacob Kunz, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.