Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D.
Optometrist · Hickory, NC
Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1477696656, issued on Feb 15, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina NC1568, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Suzanne Kiser
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- NC1568 NC
TN1430 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1960 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 323-8833
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 569-1132
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081001000517); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Suzanne Kiser 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 NC1568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost72 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: $309.58
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dr Melanie S Kiser PCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Suzanne Kiser among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Melanie Suzanne Kiser, 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Boan, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021699776096
- Heather Day, ODHickory, NC 286021134100779
- David Kulesia, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021437151321
- Yupheng Ly, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021417265976
- Kevin Mercado, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021417066366
- Cosmin Negrut, O.D.Hickory, NC 286021407932551
- Fariha Peters, ODHickory, NC 286021659395192
- William Sigmon, ODHickory, NC 286021205821550
Common questions
What is Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477696656, issued on Feb 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1960 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 323-8833. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC1568, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.