Dr. Michelle R Melchor , OD
Optometrist • Spring, TX
8765 Spring Cypress Rd, Suite N
Spring, TX 773793194
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NPI assigned on November 1, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 37 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 92012 — Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 25 service units.
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 16 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Spring, TX (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 63. Middle half: 24 to 224.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 1,883 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 77. Middle half: 27 to 245.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 46 in 2018 to 37 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
8765 Spring Cypress Rd
Suite N
Spring, TX 773793194
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Lifetime Eyecare Associates. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,817 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,517 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
37 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$298 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $698.47 across 12 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $698.47 across 12 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Astellas Pharma US Inc: $254.57 across 2 records.
- Alcon Vision LLC: $226.02 across 8 records.
- Glaukos Corporation: $194.67 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Melchor has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Melchor as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Spring and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Spring, TX (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 63. Middle half: 24 to 224.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 1,883 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 77. Middle half: 27 to 245.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Spring, TX (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,271. Middle half: $799 to $44,098.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Optometrist in Texas (2024, 1,883 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,756. Middle half: $496 to $34,775.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Melchor are from 2022.
57 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Spring, TX (5,010 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Spring
0% of these 57 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.9% of these 57 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 20% from 46 in 2018 to 37 in 2022.
- 2018: 46
- 2019: 22
- 2020: 17
- 2021: 21
- 2022: 37
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $3,875 in 2018 and $3,817 in 2022.
- 2018: $3,875
- 2019: $1,972
- 2020: $1,558
- 2021: $1,938
- 2022: $3,817
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $2,692 in 2018 and $2,517 in 2022.
- 2018: $2,692
- 2019: $1,420
- 2020: $1,133
- 2021: $1,424
- 2022: $2,517
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 70% from 53 in 2020 to 16 in 2024.
- 2020: 53
- 2021: 85
- 2022: 117
- 2023: 49
- 2024: 16
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 57% from 85 in 2020 to 37 in 2024.
- 2020: 85
- 2021: 165
- 2022: 235
- 2023: 111
- 2024: 37
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 99% from $34,142 in 2020 to $298 in 2024.
- 2020: $34,142
- 2021: $80,800
- 2022: $84,097
- 2023: $50,051
- 2024: $298
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $284.37 in 2021 to $698.47 in 2025.
- 2021: $284.37
- 2022: $48.70
- 2023: $626.68
- 2024: $866.76
- 2025: $698.47
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $698.47.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Glaukos Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa | General | $194.67 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $132.71 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $121.86 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Precision7 | General | $120.00 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $34.13 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $30.57 |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEARCARE SYSTEM | General | $23.21 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $11.57 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $9.94 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $8.28 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $5.87 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $5.66 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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25 | 15 | $92.96 | $91.50 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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12 | 12 | $132.08 | $127.47 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 16 | 1,106 | $297.55 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-07-26NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY
I20110112000917
TX
2365467727
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Lifetime Eyecare Associates
27214 Kuykendahl Rd, The Woodlands, TX 773753529
Phone: 2814658300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 01, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Optometrists in Spring
- Dr. Vi Tan, OD
- Dr. Paul Proske, OD
- Dr. Guy Beavers, OD
- Dr. Robert Nguyen, OD
- Dr. Richard Scott, OD
- Dr. Katherine Charrier, OD
Mailing Address
8765 Spring Cypress Rd, Suite N
Spring, TX 773793194
Phone: 2816559595