Melody Kim, O.D.
Optometrist · Sylmar, CA
Melody Kim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1487082749, issued on Oct 24, 2013. Check the license (California 14726TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Kim
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14726TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12737 Glenoaks Blvd Ste 3, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Phone
- (818) 574-7350
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170105001313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12737 Glenoaks Blvd Ste 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Collins, O.D.Optometrist1578882361
- Rene Stevens, O.D.Optometrist1245268242
Verify Melody Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14726TLGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 claims
- Cyclosporine28 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol23 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate23 claims
- Restasis23 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: $210.38
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Kim among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Melody Kim, 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 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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
- Jim Caballero, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421740360742
- Michelle Collins, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421578882361
- Talin Davidian, ODSylmar, CA 913421033768924
- Leonard Forbes, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421497867600
- Craig Hoeft, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421942360276
- Yasaman Sakhakorn, ODSylmar, CA 913421285015115
- Rene Stevens, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421245268242
- Steven Ferrucci, ODSepulveda, CA 913431225053267
Common questions
What is Melody Kim, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melody Kim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487082749, issued on Oct 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Kim, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12737 Glenoaks Blvd Ste 3, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 574-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Kim, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14726TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melody Kim, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Kim, O.D. had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 104 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.