Rodney A. Melgard, O.D.
Optometrist · Buffalo, MN
Rodney A. Melgard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Buffalo, Minnesota, and NPI 1710922679, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 1812, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rodney A. Melgard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1812 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 103 Center Dr, Buffalo, MN 55313
- Phone
- (763) 682-1282
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 916023000 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050415000580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 103 Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rodney A. Melgard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 1812Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $17.93
1 payment: 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.
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
- Eagan Eye Clinic LLCBuffalo, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rodney A. Melgard among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Rodney A. Melgard, O.D. is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 65% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 6 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gayle Dramen, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131215030341
- Benet Friederichs, ODBuffalo, MN 553131720820624
- Ronald Mathisen, ODBuffalo, MN 553131437188182
- Warren Stoltman, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131811939838
- David TurnerBuffalo, MN 553131588077473
- Londa Fischer, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553111942401039
- Scott Frick, ODMaple Grove, MN 553111043214091
- Rebecca Loerzel, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553111396848206
Common questions
What is Rodney A. Melgard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rodney A. Melgard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710922679, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rodney A. Melgard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Center Dr, Buffalo, MN, 55313. Phone: (763) 682-1282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rodney A. Melgard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 1812, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rodney A. Melgard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rodney A. Melgard, O.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.