NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Susan Leach, O.D.

Optometrist · Barnesville, OH

Melissa Susan Leach, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Barnesville, Ohio, and NPI 1033183645, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 4471, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033183645
Name
Melissa Susan Leach
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
4471 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
177 E Main St, Barnesville, OH 43713
Phone
(740) 425-7000
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031119000174); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 177 E Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zachary Leach, ODOptometrist1720608342

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

372 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Melissa Leach372
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost186 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate34 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
  4. Restasis24 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol18 claims
  6. Erythromycin16 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: $127.98

3 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.

  1. Melissa Leach$127.98
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Barnesville Vision Center, LLCBarnesville, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Susan Leach among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio

Melissa Susan Leach, O.D. is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 70% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 optometrist records list a practice address in Barnesville

They are 3 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in Barnesville, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Huff, O. D.Barnesville, OH 437131730184656
  2. Zachary Leach, ODBarnesville, OH 437131720608342
  3. James Mershon, ODCaldwell, OH 437241043390867
  4. Robert Rudge, O.D.Caldwell, OH 437241578515920
  5. Carl Dodson, O.D.Zanesville, OH 437011225122823
  6. Aaron Doudna, ODCambridge, OH 437251689604324
  7. Melissa Foraker, O.D.Zanesville, OH 437011366551053
  8. Frederick Frost, O.D.Zanesville, OH 437011609915578

Common questions

What is Melissa Susan Leach, O.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Susan Leach, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033183645, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Susan Leach, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 177 E Main St, Barnesville, OH, 43713. Phone: (740) 425-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Susan Leach, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 4471, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Susan Leach, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Susan Leach, O.D. had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.