Melina Perez, OD
Optometrist · Buffalo, NY
Melina Perez, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1225516503, issued on Jul 30, 2018. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melina Perez
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9471T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1569 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY 14213
- Phone
- (716) 427-7000
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220207002137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melina Perez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 38 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
- Latanoprost17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Neighborhood Health Center OF Wny, Inc.Buffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melina Perez among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Melina Perez, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Bench, O.D.Buffalo, NY 142131295800274
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- Shannon Schug, O.D.Buffalo, NY 142121144420142
- Jenna Leber, O.D.Buffalo, NY 142151518213420
- Julia Terry, O.D.Buffalo, NY 142151871507244
- Kristin Amabile, O.D.Buffalo, NY 142101811125180
- David Burstein, ODBuffalo, NY 142161215935994
- Jack Levine, O.D.Buffalo, NY 142101912089814
Common questions
What is Melina Perez, OD's NPI number?
Melina Perez, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225516503, issued on Jul 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melina Perez, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1569 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY, 14213. Phone: (716) 427-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melina Perez, OD's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melina Perez, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melina Perez, OD had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melina Perez, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.