Valerie Baca
Optometrist · Bellaire, TX
Valerie Baca is an optometrist with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1629715784, issued on May 18, 2022. Check the license (Texas 10255T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Baca
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10255T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6565 West Loop S Ste 650, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 797-1010
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6565 West Loop S Ste 650
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Valerie Baca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 10255TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
629 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate121 claims
- Latanoprost81 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth55 claims
- Lumigan42 claims
- Restasis31 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate30 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,069.49
54 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Eye Physicians OF North Houston PASpring, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
42 optometrist records list a Bellaire practice address
They are 42 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a Bellaire practice address, and 4,878 optometrist records in Texas.
All 42 in Bellaire → All 4,878 in Texas → Every provider in Bellaire →
Other optometrist records in Texas
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- Michelle Aaron, O.D.San Antonio, TX1306916291
- Gary Abbott, ODRandolph Afb, TX1194880385
- Fortuna Abebe, ODHouston, TX1073185278
- Larry Abernathy, O. D.Abilene, TX1861539363
- Rayan Abilmouna, O.D.Houston, TX1275971145
- Omar Aborahma, ODCarrollton, TX1376479311
- Aby Abraham, O.D.Quinlan, TX1770776338
- Erin Abraham, ODDallas, TX1598440505
Common questions
What is Valerie Baca's NPI number?
Valerie Baca's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629715784, issued on May 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Baca located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 West Loop S Ste 650, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 797-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Baca's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 10255T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Baca prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Baca had 629 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie Baca's Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.