Melissa D. Kern, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Sterling, VA
Melissa D. Kern, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Sterling, Virginia, and NPI 1386606549, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101053080, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa D. Kern
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101053080 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 46161 Westlake Dr Ste 300, Sterling, VA 20165
- Phone
- (571) 434-2927
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (571) 434-0838
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040330001181); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa D. Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101053080Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $243.27
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Arlington Loudoun Pediatric Ophthalmology PLLCMc Lean, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa D. Kern among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
Melissa D. Kern, MD is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
All 592 in Virginia → Every provider in Sterling → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joanne Crenshaw, MDSterling, VA 201651225120538
- Ayman Boutros, M.D.Sterling, VA 201661366530131
- Christina Butera, M.D.Sterling, VA 201661366523102
- Tamer Mansour, M.D.Sterling, VA 201661144397258
- Darrell Reisner, M.D.Sterling, VA 201661912095019
- Dian Yu, M.D.Sterling, VA 201661639527682
- Sameer Ahmad, M.D.Herndon, VA 201701326003401
- Allyshah Allahdina, MDHerndon, VA 201701437656139
Common questions
What is Melissa D. Kern, MD's NPI number?
Melissa D. Kern, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386606549, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa D. Kern, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 46161 Westlake Dr Ste 300, Sterling, VA, 20165. Phone: (571) 434-2927. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa D. Kern, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101053080, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.