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 31 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. Joshua Zaffos, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041831488915
  2. Fiaz Zaman, M.D.Houston, TX 770251073508164
  3. Joseph Zarzour, MDHouston, TX 770651669407128
  4. Kenneth Zaslow, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291982610614
  5. Eric Zavaleta, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061619141363
  6. Mike Zein, MD, MSAustin, TX 787051003554015
  7. Charles ZhangBellaire, TX 774011730718354
  8. Jason Zhao, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151942208095
  9. Scott Zhou, MDFort Worth, TX 761321770102287
  10. Luke Zhu, MDAustin, TX 787311568925139
  11. Iris ZhuangHouston, TX 770301205457439
  12. Joseph Zimmer, MDTemple, TX 765081063048098
  13. Stewart Zuckerbrod, MDBellaire, TX 774011740237973
  14. Johan Zwaan, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291710098694

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.