Matthew Benz, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

L6290 Issued in TX

Practice address

4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200
Bellaire, TX 77401-3234

Phone

(713) 524-3434

Fax

(713) 524-3220

NPI assigned

Sep 20, 2006

Last updated

May 14, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 6

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Michigan Medical School, 1997

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Retina Consultants of Houston PLLCGroup PAC ID 6103841820, 26 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Houston Methodist Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450358

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

99.93 of 100Reported as group

Quality

99.87

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mbenz33389@directhoustonmethodist.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Retina Consultants of Houston PLLC

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Bellaire, TX
  • NPI 1902975352
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Retina Consultants of Houston PLLC

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Livingston, TX
  • NPI 1619135647
  NPD Authorized official
• Retina Consultants of Houston PLLC

  dba Retina Consultants of Texas

  • Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
  • Beaumont, TX
  • NPI 1720758709
  NPD Authorized official
• Retina Consultants of Houston PLLC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Pearland, TX
  • NPI 1780294629
  NPD (past) Authorized official
• Baylor College of Medicine

  dba Baylor College of Medicine Dept of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Cons

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1093880437
  NPD (past)
• Baylor College of Medicine

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1457423949
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• The Methodist Hospital

  dba Houston Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1548387418
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Bellaire Wellness & Chiro
• Bellamy Chiropractic Care
• David Richard Bellamy, D.C.
• Kathryn Louise Benedict, FNP-BC
• Tanya J. Bennett, M.D.
• Pamela D Berens, M.D.
• Eric F Berkman, M.D.
• Bernard B. Natkin, D.M.D.
• Beryl Kaminsky
• Betsy C. Smith Counseling & Consulting (Bellaire Family Counseling)

• Ophthalmology Physician in Bellaire, TX
• Providers in Bellaire, TX by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 14, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.