William E. Sponsel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Antonio, TX
William E. Sponsel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1396754958, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas J7208, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William E. Sponsel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- J7208 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5210 Thousand Oaks Dr Ste 1244, San Antonio, TX 78233
- Phone
- (210) 223-9292
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Fax
- (210) 223-9266
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080401000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5210 Thousand Oaks Dr Ste 1244
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Saoul Mancha, ODOptometrist1891357877
Verify William E. Sponsel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J7208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,935 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dorzolamide Hcl377 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate259 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate211 claims
- Latanoprost175 claims
- Moxifloxacin164 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine141 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): 91.1 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: $269.50
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,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
- University OF The Incarnate WordSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William E. Sponsel among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
William E. Sponsel, 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
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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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Common questions
What is William E. Sponsel, M.D.'s NPI number?
William E. Sponsel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396754958, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William E. Sponsel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5210 Thousand Oaks Dr Ste 1244, San Antonio, TX, 78233. Phone: (210) 223-9292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William E. Sponsel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J7208, 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 E. Sponsel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William E. Sponsel, M.D. had 1,935 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William E. Sponsel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 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.