Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD
Optometrist · Saint Cloud, MN
Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1518601442, issued on Apr 26, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 3866, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Jo Lirong Thares
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3866 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 628 Roosevelt RD Ste 101, Saint Cloud, MN 56301
- Phone
- (320) 774-3789
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2023
- Fax
- (320) 774-3483
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230703000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 628 Roosevelt RD Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mitchell Gossman, MDOphthalmology Physician1447298443
- Andrea Joplin, MDOphthalmology Physician1073553996
Verify Melanie Jo Lirong Thares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
372 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost138 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol49 claims
- Timolol Maleate43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate23 claims
- Erythromycin23 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Eagan Eye Clinic LLCWaite Park, MN
- Eye Associates OF Central Minnesota PASaint Cloud, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Jo Lirong Thares among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Cloud → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- April Austing, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563011427288554
- Gordon Dramen, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011023120763
- Damon Eggers, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011447358528
- Lee Gilmore, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563011427105865
- John Huyler, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011558425058
- Robert Jackula, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011528066776
- Sally Jackula, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011902804149
- Bryan Lorenz, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011881634806
Common questions
What is Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD's NPI number?
Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518601442, issued on Apr 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 628 Roosevelt RD Ste 101, Saint Cloud, MN, 56301. Phone: (320) 774-3789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3866, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Jo Lirong Thares, OD had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 149 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.