Natascha Mellis, OD
Optometrist · Buda, TX
Natascha Mellis, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Buda, Texas, and NPI 1982256533, issued on Jul 14, 2019. Check the license (Texas 9782T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Natascha Mellis
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 9782T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3310 FM 967 # 108, Buda, TX 78610
- Phone
- (512) 295-0076
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250422001416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Natascha Mellis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9782TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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: $370.68
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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
- Medical Vision Technology Ophthalmology Medical Group IncRoseville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Natascha Mellis among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Natascha Mellis, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Buda → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joni Alamo, O.D.Burnet, TX 786111396931572
- Dan Bailey, O.D.Burnet, TX 786111740283944
- Jeremy Danson, O.D.Burnet, TX 786111962405134
- Virginia Bougher, O.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131235167677
- Mark Dworsky, O.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131073533675
- Bridgette Fuller, ODCedar Park, TX 786131528025582
- Dipa Kodukula, O.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131730163494
- Oliver Lou, O.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131528154002
Common questions
What is Natascha Mellis, OD's NPI number?
Natascha Mellis, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982256533, issued on Jul 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Natascha Mellis, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3310 FM 967 # 108, Buda, TX, 78610. Phone: (512) 295-0076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Natascha Mellis, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9782T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Natascha Mellis, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Natascha Mellis, OD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.