Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D.
Optometrist · Ellisville, MO
Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ellisville, Missouri, and NPI 1023373396, issued on Jul 11, 2012. Check the license (Missouri 2012018286, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kay Lorber
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2012018286 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 194 Clarkson RD, Ellisville, MO 63011
- Phone
- (636) 227-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150226000113); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 194 Clarkson RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joel Hubbard, O.D.Optometrist1801952734
- Jennifer Klinger, O.D.Optometrist1114923109
- Glen Lojka, O.D.Optometrist1912903907
- James Wachter, O.D.Optometrist1689670697
Verify Melissa Kay Lorber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2012018286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost33 claims
- Restasis16 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone14 claims
- Erythromycin11 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: $255.52
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Clarkson Optometry IncEllisville, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Kay Lorber among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri
Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Ellisville
They are 6 of the 288 NPPES records with a practice address in Ellisville, and 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.
All 1,242 in Missouri → Every provider in Ellisville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Brunig, O.D.Ballwin, MO 630111316272651
- Susan Carlisle, O.D.Ballwin, MO 630111457361362
- Joel Hubbard, O.D.Ellisville, MO 630111801952734
- Matthew Kelly, ODEllisville, MO 630111942847918
- Jennifer Klinger, O.D.Ellisville, MO 630111114923109
- Glen Lojka, O.D.Ellisville, MO 630111912903907
- Robin Meyer, O. D,Ballwin, MO 630111124031273
- Eneida Resuli, ODBallwin, MO 630111598916041
Common questions
What is Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023373396, issued on Jul 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 194 Clarkson RD, Ellisville, MO, 63011. Phone: (636) 227-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2012018286, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kay Lorber, O.D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.