Mary Melinda Wells, OD
Optometrist · Lake Forest, CA
Mary Melinda Wells, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1093851610, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (California 0P9120T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mary Melinda Wells
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0P9120T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23591 EL Toro Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 859-3180
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 859-6317
- Medicaid ID
- 8566227 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051219000955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mary Melinda Wells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 0P9120TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
21 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 52% 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.
Mary Melinda Wells among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Mary Melinda Wells, OD 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 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 15 of the 1,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cheryl Alderson, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301366521809
- Stephen Christensen, ODLake Forest, CA 926301730216680
- Jacqueline Cullinane, ODLake Forest, CA 926301689645046
- John Deguzman Celis, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301861542714
- Charles Dominguez, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301063437507
- Omid Khodai, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301134197742
- Richard Kidder, OPTOMETRISTLake Forest, CA 926301629155924
- Justin Michaels, O.DLake Forest, CA 926301174576904
Common questions
What is Mary Melinda Wells, OD's NPI number?
Mary Melinda Wells, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093851610, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mary Melinda Wells, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23591 EL Toro Road, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 859-3180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mary Melinda Wells, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 0P9120T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mary Melinda Wells, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mary Melinda Wells, OD had 21 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.