Dr. Robert Alexander Ross , OD
Optometrist • Austin, TX
1600 W 38th St, Suite 406
Austin, TX 78731
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NPI assigned on February 1, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 140 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 120 service units.
- 92012 — Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 20 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Optometrist in Austin, TX (2024, 108 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 52 to 227.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,188 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 180. Middle half: 59 to 468.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 76 in 2020 to 140 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1600 W 38th St
Suite 406
Austin, TX 78731
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry
1978
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
142 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $14,711 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,586 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $111.03 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $111.03 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Glaukos Corporation: $82.01 across 1 record.
- Alcon Vision LLC: $14.86 across 2 records.
- CooperVision Inc.: $14.16 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
48 years (graduated 1978)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1978 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ross has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Ross as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in Austin, TX (2024, 108 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 52 to 227.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,188 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 180. Middle half: 59 to 468.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Austin, TX (2024, 108 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,730. Middle half: $4,445 to $21,767.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,188 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,873. Middle half: $5,769 to $39,870.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Austin, TX (2024, 108 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,757. Middle half: $3,056 to $14,185.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 2,188 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,623. Middle half: $3,766 to $26,834.
256 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Austin, TX (5,010 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
0% of these 256 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.9% of these 256 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 84% from 76 in 2020 to 140 in 2024.
- 2020: 76
- 2021: 90
- 2022: 140
- 2023: 109
- 2024: 140
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 118% from $6,754 in 2020 to $14,711 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,754
- 2021: $8,010
- 2022: $12,220
- 2023: $10,500
- 2024: $14,711
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 132% from $4,124 in 2020 to $9,586 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,124
- 2021: $4,683
- 2022: $7,512
- 2023: $7,429
- 2024: $9,586
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $213.45 in 2019 to $111.03 in 2024.
- 2019: $213.45
- 2021: $18.77
- 2022: $126.55
- 2023: $13.82
- 2024: $111.03
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $111.03.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Glaukos Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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iDose | General | $82.01 |
| CooperVision Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MyDay Contact Lens | General | $14.16 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Precision 1 | General | $11.88 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Precision 1 | General | $2.98 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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120 | 119 | $109.00 | $107.60 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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20 | 18 | $95.00 | $89.97 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY
I20100126000066
TX
2860534179
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychiatry & Neurology - Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Dermatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 01, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Optometrists in Austin
- Dr. Jason Reed, OD
- Dr. Betty Vo, OD
- Dr. Yi-Ming Harrison, OD
- Dr. Jacqueline Sitton, OD
- Dr. Barbara Coldiron, OD
- Dr. Kathryn Smith, OD
Mailing Address
1600 W 38th St, Suite 406
Austin, TX 78731
Phone: 5124528598