Melanie Nielsen, OD
Optometrist · Muskego, WI
Melanie Nielsen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Muskego, Wisconsin, and NPI 1760008619, issued on Jun 16, 2020. Check the license (Wisconsin 3621-35, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Nielsen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3621-35 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- S73W16437 Janesville RD, Muskego, WI 53150
- Phone
- (414) 422-0300
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201002001660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Nielsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 3621-35Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost35 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $517.81
7 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
- Dewinter Eye Care Center LLCMuskego, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Nielsen among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Melanie Nielsen, OD is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Muskego
They are 3 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Muskego, and 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Dewinter, O.D.Muskego, WI 531501790754968
- James Kramer, O.D.Muskego, WI 531501437204294
- Blake Church, ODNew Berlin, WI 531511104717024
- Jennifer Friehe, O.D.Mukwonago, WI 531491740382217
- Jeremy Kemmerling, O.D.New Berlin, WI 531511225414733
- Ryan Lang, O.D.New Berlin, WI 531511881957561
- Laura Lang, O.D.New Berlin, WI 531511023354610
- H Leffingwell, O.D.New Berlin, WI 531511548234123
Common questions
What is Melanie Nielsen, OD's NPI number?
Melanie Nielsen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760008619, issued on Jun 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Nielsen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at S73W16437 Janesville RD, Muskego, WI, 53150. Phone: (414) 422-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Nielsen, OD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 3621-35, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Nielsen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Nielsen, OD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.