Edward Melman, OD
Optometrist · Voorhees, NJ
Edward Melman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Voorhees, New Jersey, and NPI 1568400075, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 4153, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Melman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4153 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Laurel Oak RD, Voorhees, NJ 08043
- Phone
- (856) 783-1040
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (856) 783-6611
- Medicaid ID
- 1168207 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050803000042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Melman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 4153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost35 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 claims
- Lumigan13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,115.43
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Edward Melman among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Edward Melman, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Jersey
There are 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Voorhees → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maryellen Gallick, O.D.Voorhees, NJ 080431780661660
- Fatimah Hassan, O.D.Voorhees, NJ 080431366086175
- Michael Meltzer, O.D.Voorhees, NJ 080431255421202
- Adam Perlin, ODVoorhees, NJ 080431467409409
- Dale SteinVoorhees, NJ 080431255318150
- Grace Tammera, ODVoorhees, NJ 080431689636359
- Cindy Chhedi, O.D.Willingboro, NJ 080461316902083
- Amanda Fink, O.D.Willingboro, NJ 080461891871687
Common questions
What is Edward Melman, OD's NPI number?
Edward Melman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568400075, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Melman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Laurel Oak RD, Voorhees, NJ, 08043. Phone: (856) 783-1040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Melman, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 4153, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Melman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Melman, OD had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.