MACULA VITREOUS RETINA PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS PA
NPI 1538526173
Ophthalmology - Retina Specialist in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since January 27, 2016

Contact Information

6655 TRAVIS ST
SUITE 560
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77030
Phone: (713) 637-4408
Fax: (832) 547-2221

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Ophthalmology
Retina Specialist
Accepts Insurance

About MACULA VITREOUS RETINA PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Macula Vitreous Retina Physicians & Surgeons Pa, a provider established in Houston, Texas operating as a Ophthalmology, focusing in retina specialist . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538526173 assigned on January 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207WX0107X with license number M1566 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Petros Euthymiou Carvounis Md (President)

NPI: 1538526173
Provider Name: MACULA VITREOUS RETINA PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS PA
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 6655 TRAVIS ST SUITE 560 HOUSTON, TX 77030
Location Phone: (713) 637-4408
Location Fax: (832) 547-2221
Mailing Address: 6655 TRAVIS ST STE 560 HOUSTON, TX 77030
Mailing Phone: (713) 637-4408
Mailing Fax: (832) 547-2221
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-27-2016
Last Update Date: 12-03-2025
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Secondary Locations

4406 N Laurent St
Victoria, TX 77901
(713) 637-4408

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Ophthalmology Retina Specialist
Taxonomy Code: 207WX0107X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: M1566
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: An ophthalmologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of vitreoretinal diseases.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health

Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Complete Gold - HMO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Complete Silver - HMO
Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Gold - HMO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Bronze - HMO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO

Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness

Choice Bronze HSA (QualChoice) - POS
Complete Gold - PPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Connected Silver - PPO
Connected Silver (QualChoice) - POS
Connected Silver (QualChoice) + Vision + Adult Dental - POS
Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) - PPO
Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Connected Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Elite Bronze - PPO

Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections

Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Gold - EPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused Silver - EPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan

Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete VALUE Gold - HMO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Gold - EPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused Silver - EPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused VALUE Silver - HMO

Ambetter Health

Clarity VALUE Silver - HMO
Complete VALUE Gold - HMO
Elite VALUE Bronze - HMO
Focused VALUE Silver - HMO
Standard Expanded Bronze VALUE - HMO
Standard Gold VALUE - HMO
Standard Silver VALUE - HMO

Ambetter of Oklahoma

Elite Bronze - PPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Elite Gold - PPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - PPO
Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - PPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Everyday Bronze - PPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO

WellPoint

Wellpoint Essential Bronze 4000 HSA (+ Incentives) - HMO
Wellpoint Essential Bronze 6000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
Wellpoint Essential Bronze 6000 Adult Dental/Vision ($0 Virtual PCP+$0 Select Drugs) - HMO
Wellpoint Essential Bronze 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 4500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 5500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
Wellpoint Essential Catastrophic (+ Incentives) - HMO
Wellpoint Essential Gold 1500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
Wellpoint Essential Gold 2000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: PETROS EUTHYMIOU CARVOUNIS MD
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (713) 637-4408

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1538526173, we treat the final digit (3) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 3 → 6 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5