Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D.
Optometrist · Bel Air, MD
Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bel Air, Maryland, and NPI 1578680849, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (Maryland TA1775, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1775 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Bel Air South Pkwy, Bel Air, MD 21015
- Phone
- (410) 569-8113
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2024
- Fax
- (410) 569-8585
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160601000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 924 in Maryland → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5 Bel Air South Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dalia Abaza, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1679015333
- Molly Day, AUDAudiologist1104371533
- Cynthia Ellis, RPHPharmacist1538347901
- David Garrison, PH.D.Pharmacist1699936740
- John Hayes, O. D.Optometrist1689641987
- Phillip Kershner, RPHPharmacist1669787859
Verify Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $531.05
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Maryland LLCBel Air, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
All 924 in Maryland → Every provider in Bel Air → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dominic Brown, ODBel Air, MD 210151205454055
- Michelle Centi, O.D.Bel Air, MD 210151366503104
- John Hayes, O. D.Bel Air, MD 210151689641987
- Joon Hur, O.D.Bel Air, MD 210151588225833
- Sophia JohnsonBel Air, MD 210151770364630
- Kathleen Lee, ODBel Air, MD 210151932309119
- Katherine Loi, ODBel Air, MD 210151689558272
- Daniel Stoltze, ODBel Air, MD 210151114909348
Common questions
What is Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578680849, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Bel Air South Pkwy, Bel Air, MD, 21015. Phone: (410) 569-8113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1775, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Beth Dempsey-Connolly, O.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.