Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD
Optometrist · Little Falls, MN
Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Little Falls, Minnesota, and NPI 1245349331, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 2817, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Marie Hinderschied
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2817 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1948 1St Ave NE, Little Falls, MN 56345
- Phone
- (320) 632-9201
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 632-9202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Marie Hinderschied in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost57 claims
- Timolol Maleate22 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol21 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 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: $158.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; 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
- Little Falls Eye Care Center PALittle Falls, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Marie Hinderschied among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Little Falls
They are 6 of the 209 NPPES records with a practice address in Little Falls, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Little Falls → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Barton, O.D.Little Falls, MN 563451316209984
- Todd Baumgartner, O.D.Little Falls, MN 563451770507170
- Kenneth Dodge, ODLittle Falls, MN 563451346387503
- Kelly Fenstermacher, O.D.Little Falls, MN 563451275143034
- Danise Miller, ODLittle Falls, MN 563451083603831
- Ricky Groetsch, ODMelrose, MN 563521366456014
- Douglas Bye, OD FAAOMilaca, MN 563531699789024
- Travis Jensen, ODMilaca, MN 563531306739958
Common questions
What is Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD's NPI number?
Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245349331, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1948 1St Ave NE, Little Falls, MN, 56345. Phone: (320) 632-9201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2817, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Marie Hinderschied, OD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.