Melanie Chwalek, OD

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

S-E59-TA-B86 Issued in AL

Practice address

3053 John Hawkins Pkwy
Hoover, AL 35244-1028

Phone

(205) 982-1797

Fax

(205) 982-7558

NPI assigned

Jun 26, 2020

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

University Alabama Birmingham - School of Optometry, 2020

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Visionfirst Eye Center, IncGroup PAC ID 2769378777, 10 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.81 of 100Reported as group

Quality

89.95

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.12

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mchwalek@visionfirst.emadirect.md

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Chwalek Eye Care, LLC

  • Optometrist
  • Hoover, AL
  • NPI 1376421529
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Visionfirst Eye Center, Inc

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1629118286
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1300 AL SEIER LN",
            "city": "HOOVER",
            "state": "AL",
            "postal_code": "352262007"
        },
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            "state": "AL",
            "postal_code": "352441028",
            "telephone_number": "205-982-1797",
            "fax_number": "205-982-7558"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CHWALEK",
        "first_name": "MELANIE",
        "credential": "OD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-06-26",
        "last_updated": "2025-10-15",
        "certification_date": "2025-10-15",
        "status": "A"
    },
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• Chiro Wellness Center LLC
• Natalie Chism, CRNP
• Chitto Dialysis LLC
• Kennedy Chizik
• Chwalek Eye Care, LLC
• City of Hoover
• Layla Faith Clark
• Megan Clark, RD, LD
• Michael Ray Clark, RPH
• Noah Target Clark

• Optometrist in Hoover, AL
• Providers in Hoover, AL by specialty
• Optometrist in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 15, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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