NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Young, OD

Optometrist · Freeport, ME

Melissa Young, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Freeport, Maine, and NPI 1871277681, issued on Jun 12, 2023. Check the license (Maine OPT1068, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871277681
Name
Melissa Young
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT1068 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
407 US Route 1, Freeport, ME 04032
Phone
(207) 729-8474
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230828000759); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 407 US Route 1

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Meagan Cousins, ODOptometrist1497422612
  2. Brian O'Donnell, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1285656413

Verify Melissa Young in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Young24
  2. Specialty average277

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: $671.46

18 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.

  1. Melissa Young$671.46
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Maine Optometry PAGorham, ME

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Young among 310 optometrist records in Maine

Melissa Young, OD is one of 310 optometrist records with a practice address in Maine. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2008 among the 212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 optometrist records list a practice address in Freeport

They are 2 of the 162 NPPES records with a practice address in Freeport, and 310 optometrist records in Maine.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meagan Cousins, ODFreeport, ME 040321497422612
  2. Norman Ferguson, ODFryeburg, ME 040371174592919
  3. Michelle Cote-Brzoza, ODGorham, ME 040381932107620
  4. Brittany Cousins, ODGorham, ME 040381770472128
  5. Alan Mathieu, O.D.Gorham, ME 040381457367419
  6. Dejan Varagic, ODGorham, ME 040381558930115
  7. Jacqueline Wills, ODGorham, ME 040381790354009
  8. Jonathan Cook, ODGray, ME 040391194714733

Common questions

What is Melissa Young, OD's NPI number?

Melissa Young, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871277681, issued on Jun 12, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Young, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 407 US Route 1, Freeport, ME, 04032. Phone: (207) 729-8474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Young, OD's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number OPT1068, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Young, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Young, OD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.