Melissa Binder, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
Melissa Binder, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1588648489, issued on Dec 4, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 1318, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Binder
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1318 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Hampton St, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 888-1692
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- D13180 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 749 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2000 Hampton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Susan Backman, RNRegistered Nurse1619394053
- Ellen BakerMental Health Counselor1760944219
- Milissa Barton, MPH, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1538586011
- Pamela Bishop, R.N.Community Health Registered Nurse1033535950
Verify Melissa Binder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $277.64
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Binder among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Melissa Binder, O.D. is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Flynn, ODColumbia, SC 292041952370926
- Henry Miller, ODColumbia, SC 292041386695294
- Abhi Trivedi, O.D.Columbia, SC 292041447388806
- Joi Tyler, ODColumbia, SC 292041336127505
- Wayne Cannon, O.D.Columbia, SC 292031801861836
- Brian Cannon, O.D.Columbia, SC 292031164494423
- Tu-Anh Gopani, ODColumbia, SC 292031114037058
- David Matthews, O.D.Columbia, SC 292051588775423
Common questions
What is Melissa Binder, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Binder, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588648489, issued on Dec 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Binder, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Hampton St, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 888-1692. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Binder, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1318, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Binder, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Binder, O.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; 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.