NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Ann Curl, OD

Optometrist · Hoover, AL

Melissa Ann Curl, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1245320092, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S883TA464, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245320092
Name
Melissa Ann Curl
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
S883TA464 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5356 Stadium Trace Pkwy, Hoover, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 733-0507
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 733-8281
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000586); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5356 Stadium Trace Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Megan Davis, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1922486653
  2. Jeffrey Malone, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1134277478

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

291 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.

  1. Melissa Curl291
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost64 claims
  2. Lumigan58 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate33 claims
  4. Cyclosporine32 claims
  5. Vyzulta23 claims
  6. Restasis14 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: $1,544.11

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.

  1. Melissa Curl$1,544.11
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Alabama Family Eye CareHoover, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Ann Curl among 874 optometrist records in Alabama

Melissa Ann Curl, OD is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 optometrist records list a practice address in Hoover

They are 34 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Amos, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441942299102
  2. Paige Chambers, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352441144368176
  3. Lynn Hammonds, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441801884085
  4. Joseph Hooks, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441760463350
  5. E. Irwin, ODHoover, AL 352441215906730
  6. Lisa Kennedy, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352441407822265
  7. Tracey Mercer, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441831249374
  8. Jennifer Pate, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441689707754

Common questions

What is Melissa Ann Curl, OD's NPI number?

Melissa Ann Curl, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245320092, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Ann Curl, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5356 Stadium Trace Pkwy, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 733-0507. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Ann Curl, OD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number S883TA464, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Ann Curl, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Ann Curl, OD had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 88 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.