Martin James Melendrez, O.D.
Optometrist · Manhattan Beach, CA
Martin James Melendrez, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Manhattan Beach, California, and NPI 1609820596, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (California OPT8805T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Martin James Melendrez
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT8805T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1103 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
- Phone
- (310) 376-8975
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 376-4828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111206000199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Martin James Melendrez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT8805TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of 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: $84.88
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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.
Martin James Melendrez among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Martin James Melendrez, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
20 optometrist records list a practice address in Manhattan Beach
They are 20 of the 675 NPPES records with a practice address in Manhattan Beach, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dale Choi, O.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661033498936
- Lori Clark, O.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661073575213
- John Funnell, O.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661023045796
- Tracy Kawamura, ODManhattan Beach, CA 902661679556872
- Emily Kook, O.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661912927419
- Julia Larson, ODManhattan Beach, CA 902661437635240
- Gina Lieu, ODManhattan Beach, CA 902661255817136
- Gregg Okada, ODManhattan Beach, CA 902661255309464
Common questions
What is Martin James Melendrez, O.D.'s NPI number?
Martin James Melendrez, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609820596, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Martin James Melendrez, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1103 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266. Phone: (310) 376-8975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Martin James Melendrez, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT8805T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Martin James Melendrez, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Martin James Melendrez, O.D. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.