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Melissa Caceres

NPI 1487221909ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Minneapolis, MN

Optometrist with Fairview Express Care and 1 other group, practicing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $10,421 for 114 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Lists M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1487221909
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 4, 2021
Last updated in NPPESMar 20, 2024
Certified by providerMar 20, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X3812MN
Optometrist152W00000X046011523IL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients114
Services billed235 across 16 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$10,421

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)17 · 23 30-day fills
Patients12
Total drug cost$349.19
Generic share65% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2022
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

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