Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D.
Optometrist · New Orleans, LA
Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1588099931, issued on Sep 4, 2013. Check the license (Louisiana 1792-726AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Freyder Dugan
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1792-726AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7211 Regent St Ste B, New Orleans, LA 70124
- Phone
- (504) 766-0313
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141107000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Freyder Dugan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1792-726ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost23 claims
- Xiidra20 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: $338.38
8 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Melissa Freyder Dugan among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D. is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Louisiana
There are 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melinda DoanHarahan, LA 701231689597346
- Charles ElliottHarahan, LA 701231558034538
- Alan Fertel, O.D.Harahan, LA 701231902940919
- Penny Le, ODHarahan, LA 701231649152976
- Dung NguyenHarahan, LA 701231750063285
- Amanda Van Daalen, O.D.Harahan, LA 701231528477353
- Keeley Verrett, O.D.New Orleans, LA 701251922267301
- Stephanie White, O.D.Harahan, LA 701231407925845
Common questions
What is Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588099931, issued on Sep 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7211 Regent St Ste B, New Orleans, LA, 70124. Phone: (504) 766-0313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1792-726AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Freyder Dugan, O.D. had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.