Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D.
Optometrist · Santa Cruz, CA
Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1083055750, issued on Jul 10, 2013. Check the license (California 14711, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michaela Melissa Chavez
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 14711 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5640
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141017002153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michaela Melissa Chavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 14711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost58 claims
- Erythromycin29 claims
- Cyclosporine20 claims
- Restasis11 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: $107.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michaela Melissa Chavez among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Michaela Melissa Chavez, 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 updated2016 · 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
- Nivedita Chandrasekharan, OD, FAAOSanta Cruz, CA 950621164763058
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- Andrew Glucs, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621356321376
- Amy Orseth, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621043651243
- Aram RahimimaneshSanta Cruz, CA 950621679988190
- Ellen Reilly, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950621871572925
- David Weisser, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621922129329
- Robert Widerspan, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950621295944452
Common questions
What is Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083055750, issued on Jul 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 14711, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michaela Melissa Chavez, O.D. had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.