Melissa J. Knous, OD
Optometrist · Fredonia, WI
Melissa J. Knous, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fredonia, Wisconsin, and NPI 1720012073, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 2992, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa J. Knous
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2992 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Meyer Ave, Fredonia, WI 53021
- Phone
- (262) 692-9000
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (262) 692-2797
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051019000465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa J. Knous in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 2992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost76 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: $693.77
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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
- Prn Eye Associates LLCGrafton, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa J. Knous among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Melissa J. Knous, OD is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Fredonia
They are 5 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Fredonia, and 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Byers, ODFredonia, WI 530211558845081
- Kristen Dorman, O.D.Fredonia, WI 530211609833110
- Michelle Nave, O.D.Fredonia, WI 530211912990425
- Eric Pedersen, ODFredonia, WI 530211992793806
- Chris Hanson, O.D.Germantown, WI 530221053475483
- Sheri Heppe, O.D.Germantown, WI 530221316932056
- Tristan Begotka, O.D.Grafton, WI 530241114369063
- Nina Christensen, O.D.Grafton, WI 530241518178342
Common questions
What is Melissa J. Knous, OD's NPI number?
Melissa J. Knous, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720012073, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa J. Knous, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Meyer Ave, Fredonia, WI, 53021. Phone: (262) 692-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa J. Knous, OD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2992, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa J. Knous, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa J. Knous, OD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.