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
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).
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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.