NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D.

Optometrist · Denver, CO

Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1518219856, issued on Oct 10, 2012. Check the license (Colorado 0003185, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518219856
Name
Stephanie Anne Melzer
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0003185 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1666 S University Blvd, Denver, CO 80210
Phone
(303) 320-1777
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 733-9219
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1666 S University Blvd

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  1. John Ammons, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1386687390
  2. Amy Kelmenson, MDOphthalmology Physician1790996437
  3. Richard Kelmenson, MDOphthalmology Physician1609949973
  4. Robert Keyser, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1881634301
  5. James Melzer, O.D.Optometrist1295774248

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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

337 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Stephanie Melzer337
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost94 claims
  2. Restasis67 claims
  3. Cyclosporine31 claims
  4. Xiidra19 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol17 claims
  6. Lumigan16 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: $211.82

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.

  1. Stephanie Melzer$211.82
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephanie Anne Melzer among 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado

Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D. is one of 1,273 optometrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% 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 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 63% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Colorado

There are 1,273 optometrist records in Colorado.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Anderson, O.D.Denver, CO 802101821160102
  2. Stanley Cushing, ODDenver, CO 802101710985338
  3. Curt Greeley, O.D.Denver, CO 802101093067332
  4. Stanley Hanson, O.D.Denver, CO 802101417949181
  5. Lauren Kimmel, O.D.Denver, CO 802101003141045
  6. Rachel Knowlton, O.D.Denver, CO 802101548700354
  7. Tessa Lau, ODDenver, CO 802101912645805
  8. Jenna Manning, ODDenver, CO 802101326154766

Common questions

What is Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D.'s NPI number?

Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518219856, issued on Oct 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1666 S University Blvd, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (303) 320-1777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 0003185, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephanie Anne Melzer, O.D. had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.