Zarmeena Vendal, MD
NPI 1770534737ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· West Lake Hills, TX
Ophthalmology (MD) in West Lake Hills, Texas, trained at University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (class of 2000). In 2024 Medicare paid $559,432 for 686 patients, and Part D covered 3,086 of their prescriptions, 54% of them generic. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $134,616 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1770534737 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 15, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 20, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology Primary | 207W00000X | M2853 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 686 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,006 across 37 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $559,432 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,086 · 5,779 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 731 |
| Total drug cost | $569,968 |
| Generic share | 54% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2000 |
| Medicare specialty | Ophthalmology |
Medical group
- Knolle and Young Associates PAKilleen, TX · 7 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$134,616 · 167 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$102,068 · 134 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $40,320 | 51 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $33,479 | 37 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $31,010 | 30 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $12,337 | 16 |
| Alcon Research LLC | $10,930 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$65,533 · 30 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$57,600 · 16 payments
- Travel and Lodging$6,221 · 11 payments
- Food and Beverage$5,262 · 110 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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