Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D.
Optometrist · Saint Cloud, MN
Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1285833624, issued on Jul 16, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 3125, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Anna Shaffer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3125 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4118 W Division St, Saint Cloud, MN 56301
- Phone
- (320) 251-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150918000124); 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 4118 W Division St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Jackula, ODOptometrist1528066776
Verify Melissa Anna Shaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3125Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost30 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Shoptikal LLCMankato, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Anna Shaffer among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D. is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Minnesota
There are 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Cloud → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- April Austing, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563011427288554
- Gordon Dramen, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011023120763
- Damon Eggers, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011447358528
- Lee Gilmore, O.D.Saint Cloud, MN 563011427105865
- John Huyler, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011558425058
- Robert Jackula, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011528066776
- Sally Jackula, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011902804149
- Bryan Lorenz, ODSaint Cloud, MN 563011881634806
Common questions
What is Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285833624, issued on Jul 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4118 W Division St, Saint Cloud, MN, 56301. Phone: (320) 251-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3125, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Anna Shaffer, O.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.