Melissa Huynh, OD
Optometrist · Covington, LA
Melissa Huynh, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1568198745, issued on Jul 28, 2022. Check the license (Louisiana 1963-909AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Huynh
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1963-909AT LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1431 Ochsner Blvd Ste A, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 302-5225
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231101001433); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 540 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1431 Ochsner Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sydney Biette, ODOptometrist1851149025
- Aimee Chilton, ODOptometrist1760164495
Verify Melissa Huynh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 1963-909ATCheck 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 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 claims
- Latanoprost13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
- Restasis12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $272.50
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Mann Eye Center, PAAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Huynh among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Melissa Huynh, OD 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 2022, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Covington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Weston Acosta, ODCovington, LA 704331174205900
- Shelly Anastasio, O.D.Covington, LA 704331407826464
- Jeff Anastasio, O.D.Covington, LA 704331083775746
- Aimee Chilton, ODCovington, LA 704331760164495
- Amanda Hickman, O.D.Covington, LA 704331811201635
- Denise King, O.DCovington, LA 704331184756660
- Shirley Koeck, O.D.Covington, LA 704331720392392
- John Linson, ODCovington, LA 704331326098880
Common questions
What is Melissa Huynh, OD's NPI number?
Melissa Huynh, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568198745, issued on Jul 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Huynh, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1431 Ochsner Blvd Ste A, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 302-5225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Huynh, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 1963-909AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Huynh, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Huynh, OD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Huynh, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.