Melanie Lawrence, O.D.
Optometrist · Gardendale, AL
Melanie Lawrence, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gardendale, Alabama, and NPI 1437553336, issued on Oct 21, 2014. Check the license (Alabama S-D30-TA-A06, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Lawrence
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S-D30-TA-A06 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 137 W Shugart Ridge RD, Gardendale, AL 35071
- Phone
- (205) 631-5681
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 631-2479
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150605000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 137 W Shugart Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Yarbrough, O.D.Optometrist1396153524
Verify Melanie Lawrence in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S-D30-TA-A06Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost44 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Fluorometholone13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,597.73
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Day Optometry Clinic PCGardendale, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Lawrence among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Melanie Lawrence, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2014, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Gardendale
They are 9 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardendale, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Gardendale → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelsey Bullington, ODGardendale, AL 350711306420674
- Howard Day, ODGardendale, AL 350711104856681
- Sharon Day, ODGardendale, AL 350711457382343
- Madonna Ghobrial, ODGardendale, AL 350711083599021
- Dorrine Goldschmidt, O.D.Gardendale, AL 350711770652380
- David Morrisse, O.D.Gardendale, AL 350711033223664
- Michael Sayonh, ODGardendale, AL 350711497320105
- Christopher Yarbrough, O.D.Gardendale, AL 350711396153524
Common questions
What is Melanie Lawrence, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Lawrence, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437553336, issued on Oct 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Lawrence, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137 W Shugart Ridge RD, Gardendale, AL, 35071. Phone: (205) 631-5681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Lawrence, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S-D30-TA-A06, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Lawrence, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Lawrence, O.D. had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Lawrence, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.