Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D.
Optometrist · Victoria, TX
Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1700040268, issued on Jul 14, 2008. Check the license (Texas 7280T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Lyn Baker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 7280T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2710 E Airline RD, Victoria, TX 77901
- Phone
- (361) 485-9421
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2024
- Fax
- (361) 485-9422
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090309000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 5,006 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Valerie Lyn Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 7280TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
519 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cromolyn Sodium196 claims
- Latanoprost77 claims
- Restasis33 claims
- Xiidra32 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth27 claims
- Travoprost16 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: $568.36
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Advanced Vision CareVictoria, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Lyn Baker among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Valerie Lyn Baker, 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 2008, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
26 optometrist records list a practice address in Victoria
They are 26 of the 1,105 NPPES records with a practice address in Victoria, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Victoria → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John McCollough, ODVictoria, TX 779011184606535
- Rachael McGee, ODVictoria, TX 779011851872360
- Pamela Oakley, OPTOMETRISTVictoria, TX 779011285859835
- Faye Tupa, O.D.Victoria, TX 779011639358229
- Arnel Alcasabas, O.D.Victoria, TX 779041104884915
- Antonio Hachem, ODVictoria, TX 779041306844709
- Amy Henry, ODVictoria, TX 779041770687840
- Caia Homerstad Williams, O.D.Victoria, TX 779041649218355
Common questions
What is Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700040268, issued on Jul 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2710 E Airline RD, Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 485-9421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 7280T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Lyn Baker, O.D. had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 189 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.