William Michael Hipps, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Houston, TX
William Michael Hipps, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1891745618, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1143, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Michael Hipps
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- M1143 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7710 Beechnut St, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 777-7145
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 337-4803
- Medicaid ID
- 176783203 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051007000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Michael Hipps in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,906 Medicare Part D claims for 872 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,041 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine338 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate297 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl256 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate250 claims
- Restasis228 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): 85.3 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: $499.54
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Tei And Associates LLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Michael Hipps among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
William Michael Hipps, 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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- Michael Koop, M.D.Houston, TX 770741033169842
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Common questions
What is William Michael Hipps, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Michael Hipps, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891745618, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Michael Hipps, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7710 Beechnut St, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 777-7145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Michael Hipps, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1143, 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 Michael Hipps, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Michael Hipps, M.D. had 3,906 Medicare Part D claims for 872 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Michael Hipps, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 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.