Melissa Nicole Cole, OD
Optometrist · Dodge City, KS
Melissa Nicole Cole, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Dodge City, Kansas, and NPI 1134659782, issued on Jun 15, 2017. Check the license (Kansas 2065, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Nicole Cole
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2065 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2520 N 14TH Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Phone
- (620) 227-3071
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (620) 227-6911
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170622001932); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 715 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2520 N 14TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Trevor Brock, O.D.Optometrist1710559216
- Jordan Gwaltney, O.D.Optometrist1023124989
- Shawna Harris, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1750517918
- Robert Hatfield, ODOptometrist1104922020
- Caitlin Lingg, ODOptometrist1477284768
- Richard McFadden, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1235109620
Verify Melissa Nicole Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost66 claims
- Restasis33 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 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): 93 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $109.35
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Idocs OF Dodge City PADodge City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Nicole Cole among 715 optometrist records in Kansas
Melissa Nicole Cole, OD is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2017, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 74% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 optometrist records list a practice address in Dodge City
They are 14 of the 299 NPPES records with a practice address in Dodge City, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.
All 715 in Kansas → Every provider in Dodge City → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Trevor Brock, O.D.Dodge City, KS 678011710559216
- Stephen Cauble, ODDodge City, KS 678011891757704
- Rob Christensen, ODDodge City, KS 678011639281355
- Frank CopelandDodge City, KS 678011629050224
- Charlie Dao, ODDodge City, KS 678011588936942
- Jordan Gwaltney, O.D.Dodge City, KS 678011023124989
- Robert Hatfield, ODDodge City, KS 678011104922020
- Caitlin Lingg, ODDodge City, KS 678011477284768
Common questions
What is Melissa Nicole Cole, OD's NPI number?
Melissa Nicole Cole, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134659782, issued on Jun 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Nicole Cole, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 N 14TH Ave, Dodge City, KS, 67801. Phone: (620) 227-3071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Nicole Cole, OD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 2065, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Nicole Cole, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Nicole Cole, OD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Nicole Cole, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93 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.