Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Cruz, CA
Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1780946012, issued on Jun 12, 2012. Check the license (California 14419TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Agbuya-Flores
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14419TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1665 Dominican Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 476-1298
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140925002209); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1665 Dominican Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melody Agbuya-Flores in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14419TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone29 claims
- Cyclosporine23 claims
- Erythromycin21 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl20 claims
- Latanoprost18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Agbuya-Flores among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ted Bailey, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950651356489959
- Orkida Solomon, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950651073651683
- Anthony Giannotti, ODScotts Valley, CA 950661669446522
- Diem Tran, O.D.Scotts Valley, CA 950661740253590
- Joseph Zhu, O.D.Scotts Valley, CA 950661356750798
- Nivedita Chandrasekharan, OD, FAAOSanta Cruz, CA 950621164763058
- Michaela Chavez, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621083055750
- Curtis Froid, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621295845741
Common questions
What is Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780946012, issued on Jun 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1665 Dominican Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 476-1298. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14419TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D. had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 117 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.