NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zelmira Farmer, O.D.

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Zelmira Farmer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1962954735, issued on Oct 27, 2016. Check the license (Texas 9106T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962954735
Name
Zelmira Farmer
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
9106T TX
1846-780AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16929 EL Camino Real, Houston, TX 77058
Phone
(346) 230-7273
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(832) 224-4258
Medicaid ID
421743201 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $214.05

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Zelmira Farmer$214.05
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Zelmira Farmer among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Zelmira Farmer, 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 2016, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston

They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tyson Brunstetter, O.D.Houston, TX 770581922086396
  2. George Hall, O.D.Houston, TX 770581366424517
  3. Thuyuyen Hoang, ODHouston, TX 770581447859913
  4. Charles Hollas, ODHouston, TX 770581831195890
  5. Reed Hopping, ODHouston, TX 770581801236799
  6. Jerry Hyder, O.D.Houston, TX 770581043334063
  7. Rachel Lootens, ODHouston, TX 770581770476343
  8. Megan Matocha, O.D.Houston, TX 770581700267572

Common questions

What is Zelmira Farmer, O.D.'s NPI number?

Zelmira Farmer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962954735, issued on Oct 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zelmira Farmer, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16929 EL Camino Real, Houston, TX, 77058. Phone: (346) 230-7273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zelmira Farmer, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 9106T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.