William Albert Bright, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Lufkin, TX
William Albert Bright, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1013995448, issued on Jan 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas N6189, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Albert Bright
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- N6189 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1306 W Frank Ave, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 634-8381
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 639-9848
- Medicaid ID
- 214986601 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1306 W Frank Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William Albert Bright in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost300 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth226 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate177 claims
- Ofloxacin124 claims
- Timolol Maleate101 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol55 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): 21.9 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: $26.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Paris Eye Physicians And Surgeons PAParis, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Albert Bright among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
William Albert Bright, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Lufkin → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Duncan, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041063484137
- Daniel Kravitz, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041366600058
- Richard Ruckman, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041821087834
- William WagnonLufkin, TX 759041902895345
- James Berg, M.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651982015921
- Robert Lehmann, M.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651942268743
- Anna Lehmann, MDNacogdoches, TX 759651902283559
- Shannon Smith, MD FACSNacogdoches, TX 759651598876237
Common questions
What is William Albert Bright, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Albert Bright, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013995448, issued on Jan 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Albert Bright, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1306 W Frank Ave, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 634-8381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Albert Bright, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6189, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Albert Bright, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Albert Bright, M.D. had 1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Albert Bright, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.9 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.