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Melissa Billings, OD

NPI 1578511549ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Urbandale, IA

Optometrist (OD) in Urbandale, Iowa, trained at Ohio State University - College of Optometry (class of 2001). In 2024 Medicare paid $25,504 for 196 patients, and Part D covered 263 of their prescriptions, 79% of them generic. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $312.09 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1578511549
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 4, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 11, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X02196IA
Optometrist, Vision Therapy152WV0400X02196IA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients196
Services billed492 across 20 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$25,504

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)263 · 383 30-day fills
Patients36
Total drug cost$11,915
Generic share79% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolOhio State University - College of Optometry
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$312.09 · 7 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$2,118 · 7 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$312.09 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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