Melissa Van Mendoza
Optometrist · Tucson, AZ
Melissa Van Mendoza is an optometrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1306594486, issued on Mar 16, 2022. Check the license (Arizona OPT-002594, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Van Mendoza
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT-002594 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 S 6TH Ave # 2-112A, Tucson, AZ 85723
- Phone
- (520) 792-1450
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809001341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mid West Medical College, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Van Mendoza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT-002594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost18 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: $19.97
1 payment: 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 2 group practices
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
- Total Vision PCLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Van Mendoza among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Melissa Van Mendoza is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 87% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Arizona
There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Camille Bishop, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857231811128184
- Catherine Dee, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857231669824751
- Ryan Dugan, ODTucson, AZ 857231497237408
- Amy Grimes, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857231902910573
- William Kusek, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857231912350687
- Jenny LaTucson, AZ 857231942837448
- Suzzane Li, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857231861845661
- Alyon Marion, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857231447248679
Common questions
What is Melissa Van Mendoza's NPI number?
Melissa Van Mendoza's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306594486, issued on Mar 16, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Van Mendoza located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 S 6TH Ave # 2-112A, Tucson, AZ, 85723. Phone: (520) 792-1450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Van Mendoza's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number OPT-002594, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Van Mendoza prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Van Mendoza had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.