Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D.
Optometrist · Nacogdoches, TX
Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Nacogdoches, Texas, and NPI 1669589081, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5757TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Montes Vardeman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5757TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4729 NE Stallings Dr, Nacogdoches, TX 75965
- Phone
- (936) 564-2634
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 564-0387
- Medicaid ID
- 038446302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100119000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Montes Vardeman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5757TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost160 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate46 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Restasis26 claims
- Lumigan23 claims
- Cyclosporine21 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: $193.56
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ocular Therapeutix, 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
- Vardeman Eye Associates, PLLCNacogdoches, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Montes Vardeman among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Nacogdoches
They are 11 of the 715 NPPES records with a practice address in Nacogdoches, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Nacogdoches → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amidemebie Casis, B.S., O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651841630936
- Mitchell Haley, ODNacogdoches, TX 759651649166323
- Jacqueline Hilton, O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651780642595
- Jonathan Lowery, ODNacogdoches, TX 759651679313191
- Donald Migl, O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651336289396
- Jacqueline Pierre, ODNacogdoches, TX 759651871572933
- Don Rudasill, O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651730190489
- Melanie Rushing, O.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651770572703
Common questions
What is Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669589081, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4729 NE Stallings Dr, Nacogdoches, TX, 75965. Phone: (936) 564-2634. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5757TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Montes Vardeman, O.D. had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 137 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.