NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Texas

1,514 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Texas, 5 per 100,000 residents, the 43rd highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 28 of 31.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Houston has the most, 261

  1. Houston261
  2. Dallas157
  3. San Antonio140
  4. Austin112
  5. Fort Worth46

Ophthalmology Physician records in Texas

  1. Lyle Thorstenson, M. D.Dallas, TX 752161851399364
  2. Elaine Thung, M.D.Houston, TX 770901184898553
  3. Sapna Tibrewal, M.D.El Paso, TX 799151467847947
  4. Wayne Tie, M.D.Webster, TX 775981982022687
  5. Nalin Tolia, M.D.Odessa, TX 797621184709388
  6. Betty TongIrving, TX 750391497331326
  7. John Tong, MDGrapevine, TX 760511649292467
  8. Guadalupe Torres, MDHouston, TX 770291144849548
  9. Nadja Torres, M.D.Austin, TX 787041023058617
  10. Robert Torti, MDDesoto, TX 751151851337166
  11. Duc Tran, D.O.Webster, TX 775981831130111
  12. Huy Tran, MDArlington, TX 760111043251309
  13. David Tremblay, M.D.Humble, TX 773381356636492
  14. Mark Trevino, M.D.Boerne, TX 780061164650735
  15. Maria Isabel Triana, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301548441439
  16. Benjamin TrinhLubbock, TX 794301336998475
  17. Jake Trinidad, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301861787418
  18. Stefan Trocme, MDHouston, TX 770301821157199
  19. Fernando Trujillo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782091033115647
  20. Crystal Truong, MDFrisco, TX 750351720540404
  21. David Truong, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 762441013270164
  22. Timothy Truong, MDLubbock, TX 794301043716293
  23. Jonathan Tsai, M.D.Temple, TX 765081851368286
  24. Julie Tsai, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151861496630
  25. Michael Tschoepe, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301952383101
  26. Hanna Tso, MDBeaumont, TX 777011790310894
  27. Mallika Tyagi, MDHouston, TX 770301922949072
  28. Gary Tylock, MDIrving, TX 750621679576920
  29. Jonathan Tzu, MDHouston, TX 770251962630335
  30. Joshua Udoetuk, MDHouston, TX 770251568691772
  31. Richard Urso, M.D.Houston, TX 770251154316255
  32. Pratima Utturkar, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785211740316397
  33. Ali Vagefi, MDDallas, TX 753901275594376
  34. Da-Thuy Van, D.O.Galveston, TX 775501750375580
  35. Joshua Van SwolLubbock, TX 794301386337962
  36. Divya Varu, M.D.Austin, TX 787461639311194
  37. Kyle Varvel, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021730316076
  38. Elizabeth Vaughan, MDDallas, TX 752041649287491
  39. Carlos Vazquez, MDEl Paso, TX 799071750486502
  40. Angela Vela, MDSeguin, TX 781551790733327
  41. Roger Velasquez, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782131205154895
  42. Zarmeena Vendal, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461770534737
  43. Louis Verstringhe, MDShenandoah, TX 773801043429046
  44. Alex Villarreal, MDLeague City, TX 775731811580459
  45. Gurpal Virdi, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291215660832
  46. Mark Vital, MDHouston, TX 770251073515912
  47. Ivan Vrcek, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311184914806
  48. Elizabeth Vreeland, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651578771531
  49. Them Vu, M.D.Plano, TX 750241003829334
  50. Edward Wade, M. D.Bellaire, TX 774011366445645

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 43 of 51 per resident

  1. Oklahoma5.1
  2. Alaska5.0
  3. New Mexico5.0
  4. Texas5.0
  5. Georgia4.9
  6. Arizona4.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

81.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Texas81.2%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,230 of 1,514 · 81.2% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,053 · 69.6% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more904 · 59.7% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 1,052 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,514 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 5 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 261 of them (17%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Florida1,581
  2. New York1,822
  3. Pennsylvania1,088
  4. Illinois898

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico5.0
  2. Alaska5.0
  3. Georgia4.9
  4. Oklahoma5.1

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Pennsylvania1,088
  5. Illinois898

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.