Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD
Optometrist · Tallahassee, FL
Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1083195697, issued on Aug 22, 2018. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 34072TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2181 Orange Ave E, Tallahassee, FL 32311
- Phone
- (510) 931-8755
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200221002346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,124 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost286 claims
- Erythromycin112 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate83 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth74 claims
- Timolol Maleate68 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate65 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: $77.19
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Auburn Eye Care AssociatesAuburn, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
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- Audrey Lyons, ODTallahassee, FL 323121710060405
- Tiffany Malone, ODTallahassee, FL 323121205831153
Common questions
What is Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD's NPI number?
Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083195697, issued on Aug 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2181 Orange Ave E, Tallahassee, FL, 32311. Phone: (510) 931-8755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD's license?
Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Therese Hautea Paragas, OD had 1,124 Medicare Part D claims for 401 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.