Melissa Richard, O.D.
Optometrist · Chalfont, PA
Melissa Richard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487676631, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001798, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Richard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001798 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 521 W Butler Ave, Chalfont, PA 18914
- Phone
- (267) 875-3937
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061020000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Richard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001798Check 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
95 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth24 claims
- Latanoprost21 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: $716.89
17 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
- Spectrum Vision Care PCChalfont, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Richard among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Melissa Richard, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Chalfont → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thanh-Thao Thieu, O.D.Chalfont, PA 189141588634497
- Paul Forrest, O.DColmar, PA 189151386674042
- Katharina Dubyk, ODDublin, PA 189171730813288
- John Knouse, O.D.Dublin, PA 189171851399281
- Andrew TaberDublin, PA 189171396634242
- Nicole Takita, ODDublin, PA 189171114540762
- Erin Wisber, O.D.Dublin, PA 189171669602801
- Christine Chmielewski, O.D.Doylestown, PA 189021992869259
Common questions
What is Melissa Richard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Richard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487676631, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Richard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 W Butler Ave, Chalfont, PA, 18914. Phone: (267) 875-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Richard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001798, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Richard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Richard, O.D. had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.