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Samuel Houtkin, OD

NPI 1881661478ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· College Station, TX

Optometrist (OD) in College Station, Texas, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 1972). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $1,226 for 31 patients in 2024, with only 15 Part D claims. Alcon Vision LLC reported $45.56 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1881661478
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMar 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 6, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X2238TTX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients31
Services billed34 across 6 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$1,226

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)15 · 15 30-day fills
Total drug cost$150.87
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIllinois College of Optometry at Chicago
Graduation year1972
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$45.56 · 3 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$13.31 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Alcon Vision LLC$45.563

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$45.56 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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