Fouad Melamed, O.D.
Optometrist · Los Angeles, CA
Fouad Melamed, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1649434572, issued on Jul 10, 2008. Check the license (California 13527, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fouad Melamed
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13527 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8213 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (323) 655-6582
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 655-6473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081022000695); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fouad Melamed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin11 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: $80.24
4 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.
Fouad Melamed among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Fouad Melamed, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elise Brisco, OD FAAOLos Angeles, CA 900481457314452
- Sheldon Burg, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481811100522
- Kimberly Cohen, ODLos Angeles, CA 900481699842013
- Ora Esfahani, O.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481508319542
- Howard Glendon, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481699818294
- Veasna Ma, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481992856595
- Sajal Patel, ODLos Angeles, CA 900481083134142
- Umangi Popat, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481114125085
Common questions
What is Fouad Melamed, O.D.'s NPI number?
Fouad Melamed, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649434572, issued on Jul 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fouad Melamed, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8213 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (323) 655-6582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fouad Melamed, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13527, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Fouad Melamed, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fouad Melamed, O.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims; 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.