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Melanie Chaney, O.D.

NPI 1922188960ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Pelham, AL

Optometrist (O.D.) in Pelham, Alabama, trained at Ohio State University - College of Optometry (class of 1996). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $654.58 for 13 patients in 2024, with only 13 Part D claims. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $184.25 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1922188960
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 2, 2024
Certified by providerDec 2, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XR-238-TA-A10AL
Optometrist152W00000X4730OH

About license numbers in NPPES

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 (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients13
Services billed17 across 5 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$654.58

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)13 · 24 30-day fills
Total drug cost$796.69

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolOhio State University - College of Optometry
Graduation year1996
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$184.25 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Alcon Vision LLC$102.151
Sight Sciences, Inc.$82.101

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$184.25 · 2 payments

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

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