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Kathryn Hengst, O.D.

NPI 1962790949ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Houston, TX

Optometrist (O.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at University of Houston - College of Optometry (class of 2011). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $5,261 for 42 patients in 2024, with only 26 Part D claims. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $440.75 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1962790949
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 12, 2011
Last updated in NPPESFeb 8, 2013

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X7768TX

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 patients42
Services billed105 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$5,261

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)26 · 52 30-day fills
Patients13
Total drug cost$350.65
Generic share50% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Houston - College of Optometry
Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$440.75 · 11 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$140.90 · 6 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$440.75 · 11 payments

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

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