Melanie Bu, OD
Optometrist · Hialeah, FL
Melanie Bu, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1336911049, issued on Oct 25, 2023. Check the license (Florida OPC6477, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Bu
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPC6477 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8051 W 24TH Ave Ste 13, Hialeah, FL 33016
- Phone
- (305) 364-3737
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Bu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OPC6477Check 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
36 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% 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.
Melanie Bu among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Melanie Bu, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 62% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valeria AlfaroMiami Lakes, FL 330161902645120
- Maria Briceno Martin, O.DMiami Lakes, FL 330161629260849
- Herman Deanna, ODHialeah, FL 330161245204502
- Lindsay Fuentes, ODHialeah, FL 330161801411251
- Ramon Moran, O.D., PAMiami Lakes, FL 330161912978388
- Kathy Perez, ODMiami Lakes, FL 330161730679317
- Annivette RiveraHialeah, FL 330161194014845
- Laura Rozada, ODMiami Lakes, FL 330161568934438
Common questions
What is Melanie Bu, OD's NPI number?
Melanie Bu, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336911049, issued on Oct 25, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Bu, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8051 W 24TH Ave Ste 13, Hialeah, FL, 33016. Phone: (305) 364-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Bu, OD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OPC6477, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Bu, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Bu, OD had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.