Melanie Tantisira, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Honolulu, HI
Melanie Tantisira, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1598819088, issued on Jan 22, 2007. Check the license (Hawaii 8838, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Tantisira
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 8838 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96814
- Phone
- (808) 591-9111
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040522000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1010 S King St
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Verify Melanie Tantisira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license 8838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
182 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rocklatan25 claims
- Latanoprost19 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Cequa16 claims
- Restasis15 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: $242.72
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Aloha Eye Clinic, LtdWailuku, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Tantisira among 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii
Melanie Tantisira, M.D. is one of 128 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 81% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 66% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1995 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii.
All 128 in Hawaii → Every provider in Honolulu → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Baum, MDHonolulu, HI 968141871692269
- Douglas Chu, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968141841237443
- Stephen Clason, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968141982661161
- Alan Faulkner, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968141043312887
- Andrew Fong, MDHonolulu, HI 968141316047160
- Tyrie Jenkins, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968141316903610
- Marshall Kim, M.D., PH.D.Honolulu, HI 968141871534883
- Allan Kunimoto, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968141114979762
Common questions
What is Melanie Tantisira, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Tantisira, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598819088, issued on Jan 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Tantisira, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 S King St, Honolulu, HI, 96814. Phone: (808) 591-9111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Tantisira, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 8838, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Tantisira, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Tantisira, M.D. had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.