Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D.
Optometrist · Lenoir City, TN
Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lenoir City, Tennessee, and NPI 1982982187, issued on Jul 22, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 2996, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Nichole Thomas
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2996 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5491 Creekwood Park Blvd, Lenoir City, TN 37772
- Phone
- (800) 500-4667
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Fax
- (833) 448-2983
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111109000420); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5491 Creekwood Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Lowrance, DORetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1417284647
- David Montgomery, ODOptometrist1467447425
- Julia Reimold, ODOptometrist1245840214
- Sullivan Smoak, MDOphthalmology Physician1184369175
Verify Melissa Nichole Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 2996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
610 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost266 claims
- Lumigan51 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Restasis35 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 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): 96.6 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: $47.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Summit Medical Group, PLLCLenoir City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
Other optometrist records in Tennessee
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- Khaled Abumayaleh, ODAlcoa, TN1811039266
- Thomas Adams, ODChattanooga, TN1699392464
- Brent Adamson, O.D.Paris, TN1629419957
- Sharon Adhami, O.D.Spring Hill, TN1225035983
- Emily Adkisson, ODMemphis, TN1619731247
- Mardia Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1528335999
- Sabina Ahmed, O.D.Knoxville, TN1427101716
- Ghaith Al-SowaidiChattanooga, TN1427586783
Common questions
What is Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982982187, issued on Jul 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5491 Creekwood Park Blvd, Lenoir City, TN, 37772. Phone: (800) 500-4667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2996, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D. had 610 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Nichole Thomas, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.