Dr. Mark C. Vital, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 358
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 233
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,152
- Publications
- 11
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 2855 Gramercy Street, Houston, TX 77025
- Practice phone
- Call (832) 553-7171
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
HEA Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Houston, Texas
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Dr. Mark C. Vital is an ophthalmologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Vital practices at HEA Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Vital's NPI, 1073515912, was assigned on August 11, 2005. Dr. Vital graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1997. Dr. Vital holds Texas license K5422.
- NPI
- 1073515912NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- August 11, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (832) 553-7171
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mark C. Vital practices at HEA Surgery Center in Houston, Texas
Dr. Vital's primary practice is HEA Surgery Center, at 2855 Gramercy Street, Houston, TX 77025. The practice phone is (832) 553-7171.
- HEA Surgery Center2855 Gramercy Street, Houston, TX 77025Phone(832) 553-7171
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mark C. Vital is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Vital's primary practice is HEA Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vital to 1 medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark C. Vital's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vital practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| HEA Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Mark C. Vital is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas
Ophthalmology is Dr. Vital's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Vital is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Vital is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Vital treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Vital
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Mark C. Vital billed Medicare for 358 services in 2024
CMS data shows 358 Medicare services from Dr. Vital across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 233 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,284 for them.
Dr. Vital's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 8032024: 20275%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2672024: 10760%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1702024: 2585%
- Imaging
- 2023: 672024: 2464%
Where Dr. Vital's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office33393%
- In a facility257%
Dr. Vital compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Vital
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 358vs 1,35374% below
- Medicare patients
- 233vs 49253% below
- Part D claims
- 1,049vs 61371% above
Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Vital's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Mark C. Vital treated 233 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 233 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vital in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 114 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vital's median patient age at 74, with 58% women.
Dr. Vital's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Vital's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14562%
- Men8838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Vital's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis47%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Diabetes27%
- Anxiety24%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Mood disorders21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Vital's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mark C. Vital wrote 1,152 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Vital wrote 1,152 Medicare Part D claims for 273 patients. 25% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,049 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,141,863 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,340 claims across 30 drugs.
Dr. Vital's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic293 claims25%
- Brand-name859 claims75%
Dr. Vital's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,3402024: 1,04955%
Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 30 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mark C. Vital scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Vital for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Mark C. Vital has 11 publications on record
Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Vital in 2023. The most frequent topics are Cornea and Wound Healing. Dr. Vital's most frequent co-authors are Yu-Guang He, MD, MS, Cristos Md Ifantides, MD and Kevin Y. Jong, MD.
Topics Dr. Vital writes about most
- Cornea
- Wound Healing
Dr. Vital's most frequent co-authors
- Yu-Guang He, MD, MS1 shared paper
- Cristos Md Ifantides, MD1 shared paper
- Kevin Y. Jong, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Vital
J Cataract Refract Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Mark C. Vital received $92,148 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 378 general payments to Dr. Vital from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program make up the largest share, 30% of the total. Dompe US, Inc. paid the most, $40,009.
General payments to Dr. Vital by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Vital by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$26,78830%
- Education speaker fees$24,50027%
- Food and beverage$10,89312%
- Honoraria$10,46312%
- Other$17,20719%
Companies that paid Dr. Vital the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Mark C. Vital has 13 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 13 awards for Dr. Vital, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Vital
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- 2012
- AAO Fellow
- Outstanding Website for www.HoustonEyeDoctorVital.com
- 2010
- Physician of the Year Award
- 2007
- Troupe Resident Teaching Award
- 2001
- Best presentation by a Resident
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Mark C. Vital graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Vital graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1997. Dr. Vital is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Mark C. Vital accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Vital is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Vital accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- PPO11
- Medicare8
- POS4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Mark C. Vital's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Mark C. Vital's NPI number?
Dr. Mark C. Vital's NPI number is 1073515912. It was assigned on August 11, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark C. Vital?
Dr. Mark C. Vital is an ophthalmologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Mark C. Vital practice?
Dr. Vital practices at 2855 Gramercy Street, Houston, TX 77025. Dr. Vital's primary practice is HEA Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vital to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Mark C. Vital's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Vital is (832) 553-7171.
What is Dr. Mark C. Vital's medical license number?
Dr. Vital holds Texas license K5422.
Does Dr. Mark C. Vital accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vital billed Medicare for 358 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Mark C. Vital's MIPS score?
Dr. Vital's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark C. Vital see?
CMS counts 233 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vital in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Mark C. Vital board certified?
Yes. Dr. Vital is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Mark C. Vital bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Vital's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Mark C. Vital go to medical school?
Dr. Vital graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Mark C. Vital prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vital's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lotemax Sm, Prednisolone Acetate and Valacyclovir.
Has Dr. Mark C. Vital received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $92,148 in general payments to Dr. Vital from 36 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Dompe US, Inc.
How long has Dr. Mark C. Vital been practicing?
Dr. Vital graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Mark C. Vital do research?
Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Vital.
Who does Dr. Mark C. Vital publish with?
Dr. Vital's most frequent co-authors are Yu-Guang He, MD, MS (1 shared paper), Cristos Md Ifantides, MD (1 shared paper) and Kevin Y. Jong, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Mark C. Vital accept?
Dr. Vital is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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