Melanie Jade Denton, O.D.
Optometrist · Salisbury, NC
Melanie Jade Denton, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Salisbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1982836235, issued on Aug 20, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2148, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Jade Denton
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 2148 NC
OPC 4438 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2925 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144
- Phone
- (734) 945-0782
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110929000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Jade Denton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, 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.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 claims
- Restasis34 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate28 claims
- Ofloxacin19 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Miebo14 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: $4,198.97
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, 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.
Melanie Jade Denton among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Melanie Jade Denton, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 optometrist records list a practice address in Salisbury
They are 37 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Salisbury, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carol Aycoth, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441295795607
- Clifford Brittain, ODSalisbury, NC 281441568411981
- Charles Davis, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441982667085
- Ania Hamp, ODSalisbury, NC 281441912969049
- Brianne Hobbs, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441871806463
- Jeffrey Joy, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441831150887
- Diana Mah, O.D.Salisbury, NC 281441689633216
- Jarett Mazzarella, ODSalisbury, NC 281441578508933
Common questions
What is Melanie Jade Denton, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Jade Denton, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982836235, issued on Aug 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Jade Denton, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2925 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC, 28144. Phone: (734) 945-0782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Jade Denton, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2148, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Jade Denton, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Jade Denton, O.D. had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 94 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.