Melissa Y. Brown, O.D.
Optometrist · Joplin, MO
Melissa Y. Brown, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1316942642, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 2000161248, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Y. Brown
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2000161248 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2013 S Joplin Ave, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 624-5005
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 624-5215
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120601000210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,242 in Missouri → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2013 S Joplin Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dennis Bezold, O.D.Optometrist1558366880
- Dalton Brothers, ODOptometrist1679131841
- Daniel Brothers, O.D.Optometrist1851396279
- Larry Brothers, O.D.Optometrist1740287952
- Eldon Repsher, O.D.Optometrist1629073697
Verify Melissa Y. Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2000161248Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
133 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol20 claims
- Travoprost14 claims
- Lumigan11 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: $21.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Brothers Taylor And Bezold IncJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Y. Brown among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Melissa Y. Brown, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Missouri
There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Bezold, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041558366880
- Daniel Brothers, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041851396279
- Larry Brothers, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041740287952
- Jamie Buckingham-James, ODJoplin, MO 648041548735590
- Matthew Cronister, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041619064532
- Kevin Gardner, ODJoplin, MO 648041346358769
- David Grant, O.D.Joplin, MO 648041548351034
- Lacie Hale-Conard, ODJoplin, MO 648041548799307
Common questions
What is Melissa Y. Brown, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Y. Brown, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316942642, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Y. Brown, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2013 S Joplin Ave, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 624-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Y. Brown, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2000161248, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Y. Brown, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Y. Brown, O.D. had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.