Melinda Dang, OD
Optometrist · Hinesville, GA
Melinda Dang, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hinesville, Georgia, and NPI 1902399009, issued on Jun 13, 2018. Check the license (Georgia OPT003085, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Dang
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT003085 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 741 Weeping Willow Dr Ste A, Hinesville, GA 31313
- Phone
- (912) 368-2522
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 877-0185
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181012000280); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Dang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT003085Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost50 claims
- Combigan24 claims
- Restasis22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 claims
- Xiidra11 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: $18.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Low Country Eye Associates, PCRichmond Hill, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Dang among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Melinda Dang, OD is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% 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 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Georgia
There are 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
All 1,430 in Georgia → Every provider in Hinesville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emily Brown, ODHinesville, GA 313131972543932
- Joseph Pittman, ODHinesville, GA 313131386742773
- Patrick Riner, O.D.Hinesville, GA 313131811090921
- Lynne Chintala, O.D.Ft Stewart, GA 313141639161482
- Alex Falb, O.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141962873182
- Nacondus Gamble, OPTOMETRISTFort Stewart, GA 313141861402588
- Sandra Griffin Banner, O.DFort Stewart, GA 313141275880205
- Anne-Marie Konshak, O.D.Fort Stewart, GA 313141770677627
Common questions
What is Melinda Dang, OD's NPI number?
Melinda Dang, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902399009, issued on Jun 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Dang, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 741 Weeping Willow Dr Ste A, Hinesville, GA, 31313. Phone: (912) 368-2522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Dang, OD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT003085, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Dang, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Dang, OD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.