Melanie Suzanne Kiser, O.D.

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

NC1568 Issued in NC

Practice address

1960 US Highway 70 SE
Hickory, NC 28602-5106

Phone

(828) 323-8833

Fax

(828) 569-1132

NPI assigned

Feb 15, 2007

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

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

Southern College of Optometry, 1992

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Dr Melanie S Kiser PCGroup PAC ID 3375784564, 4 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Dr. Melanie S. Kiser PC

  • Optometrist
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1417397027
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Luxottica of America Inc

  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Kansas City, MO
  • NPI 1497412522
  NPD (past)

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

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            "city": "HICKORY",
            "state": "NC",
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            "fax_number": "828-569-1132"
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        "sex": "F",
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        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
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        },
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• Walter Lee King Sr., MD
• Walter Lee King Jr., OD
• Johnny L. Kirby Jr., LPA
• Timothy H Kirkland, MD
• Hunter Michael Kirkpatrick
• Tyson D Kistler, PHARMD RPH
• Hannah D Kiziah, DPT
• Cheri Lynn Klaver
• Stephanie Klug
• Nicole Marie Klutz

• Optometrist in Hickory, NC
• Providers in Hickory, NC by specialty
• Optometrist in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; 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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