Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D.
Optometrist · Ithaca, NY
Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ithaca, New York, and NPI 1326248931, issued on Jul 21, 2007. Check the license (New York TUV007205-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Clare Oltz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- TUV007205-1 NY
OEG001938 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Uptown RD, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Phone
- (607) 257-5599
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080513000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Uptown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Arleo, MD, PCSpecialist1952416216
- Mary Conroy, ODOptometrist1982957577
- Gregory Zablocki, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1538427455
Verify Melissa Clare Oltz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV007205-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
636 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost136 claims
- Erythromycin56 claims
- Azelastine Hcl39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol39 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
- Fluorometholone32 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $164.97
4 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.
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
- Cortland Ophthalmological Care PLLCCortland, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Clare Oltz among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 66% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Boscia, O.D.Ithaca, NY 148501700983848
- Edward Bryant, ODIthaca, NY 148501790785384
- Mary Conroy, ODIthaca, NY 148501982957577
- Alana Curran, ODIthaca, NY 148501083271373
- Kristy Dean, O.D.Ithaca, NY 148501003128935
- Bohdan Jemetz, O.D.Ithaca, NY 148501205995461
- Christopher Jester, ODIthaca, NY 148501558330985
- Paul Kempkes, O.D.Ithaca, NY 148501942332101
Common questions
What is Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326248931, issued on Jul 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Uptown RD, Ithaca, NY, 14850. Phone: (607) 257-5599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV007205-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D. had 636 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Clare Oltz, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.