Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST
Optometrist · Amarillo, TX
Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST is an optometrist with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1275594392, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5581TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie C. Thompson
- Credential
- OPTOMETRIST
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5581TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Paramount Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79109
- Phone
- (806) 355-9536
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 353-5572
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101023000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2700 Paramount Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jack Thomas, O.D.Optometrist1578876728
Verify Melanie C. Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5581TGCheck 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
66 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 claims
- Cyclosporine11 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: $72.72
1 payment: entertainment; the largest payer was Optos, 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
- Paramount Eye Care PLLCAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
60 optometrist records list a practice address in Amarillo
They are 60 of the 3,934 NPPES records with a practice address in Amarillo, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 60 in Amarillo → All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Amarillo →
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- Aby Abraham, O.D.Quinlan, TX1770776338
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Common questions
What is Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST's NPI number?
Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275594392, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Paramount Blvd, Amarillo, TX, 79109. Phone: (806) 355-9536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5581TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie C. Thompson, OPTOMETRIST had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.