Melissa Hoercher, OD
Optometrist · Daphne, AL
Melissa Hoercher, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Daphne, Alabama, and NPI 1730117136, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S836TA370, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Hoercher
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S836TA370 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7101 US Highway 90, Daphne, AL 36526
- Phone
- (251) 410-9000
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 410-9200
- Medicaid ID
- 009933584 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060111000138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7101 US Highway 90
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marci Blanda, LICSWClinical Social Worker1285322602
- Cailyn Jordan, LCSWClinical Social Worker1447957485
- John Van Derwood, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205949013
- Drake Williams, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1467503615
- Rachel WoodPharmacist1609713593
Verify Melissa Hoercher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S836TA370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Miebo13 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: $303.48
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baldwin Eye Clinic One Hour OpticialDaphne, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Daphne
They are 7 of the 552 NPPES records with a practice address in Daphne, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 7 in Daphne → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Daphne →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Melissa Hoercher, OD's NPI number?
Melissa Hoercher, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730117136, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Hoercher, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7101 US Highway 90, Daphne, AL, 36526. Phone: (251) 410-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Hoercher, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S836TA370, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Hoercher, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Hoercher, OD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.