NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tien Lu, O.D.

Optometrist · Katy, TX

Tien Lu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1609283761, issued on Jul 21, 2014. Check the license (Texas 8480T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609283761
Name
Tien Lu
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
8480T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23645 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX 77494
Phone
(281) 347-9915
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 23645 Katy Fwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ngan Nguyen, O.D.Optometrist1558746065

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Industry payments in 2024: $359.86

8 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.

  1. Tien Lu$359.86
  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.

Tien Lu among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Tien Lu, 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 2014, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

83 optometrist records list a practice address in Katy

They are 83 of the 5,078 NPPES records with a practice address in Katy, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keith Bravenec, O.D.Katy, TX 774941821288366
  2. Leeann Choe, O.D.Katy, TX 774941033329784
  3. Wendy Chung, O.D.Katy, TX 774941144236829
  4. Diane Do, O.D.Katy, TX 774941629065859
  5. Ryann Donaldson, ODKaty, TX 774941720152051
  6. Joyce Khami, O.D.Katy, TX 774941740462993
  7. Xu Li, O.DKaty, TX 774941194912188
  8. Julie Ly, ODKaty, TX 774941376694240

Common questions

What is Tien Lu, O.D.'s NPI number?

Tien Lu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609283761, issued on Jul 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tien Lu, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23645 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX, 77494. Phone: (281) 347-9915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tien Lu, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 8480T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.