Melody Deborah Tavakoli, O.D.
NPI 1154623254ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· La Jolla, CA
Optometrist (O.D.) in La Jolla, California, licensed in CA, with an NPI issued in November 2010. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $12,054 for 86 patients in 2024, with only 25 Part D claims. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $103,435 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1154623254 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | O.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 19, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 14039 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 86 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 113 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $12,054 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 25 · 25 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $623.47 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$103,435 · 211 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$80,692 · 178 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $103,319 | 209 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $79.85 | 1 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $36.41 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$78,100 · 29 payments
- Travel and Lodging$16,687 · 70 payments
- Consulting Fee$4,950 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$3,698 · 109 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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