Melanie Daulton, MD
Ophthalmology · Reno
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 16
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations
Hospitals listed: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
16 plans · 2 carriers
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16 of 16 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A188143 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2023 · expires 2027-07-31 · Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Illinois 125074682Temporary Medical Permit · since 2022 · expires 2023-06-30Specialty on the licence: OphthalmologyExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - State · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 79% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 6.27 (4.69 to 7.85) · 3,570 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 5.17 (1.78 to 8.56) · 1,778 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.21 (0 to 0.62) · 8,165 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.59, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.611, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.503, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 1 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 6.27 (4.69 to 7.85) · 3,570 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.17 (1.78 to 8.56) · 1,778 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.62) · 8,165 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.59 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.611 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.503 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.67 (0 to 1.44) · 2,883 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.09) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 171.14 (139.88 to 202.41) · 282 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 122 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 49 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.9 · 350 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 436 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 3,004 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 9,102 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.09 to 0.44) · 10,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.67 (0.57 to 2.77) · 1,972 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.27 to 3.44) · 3,000 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.93 (3.76 to 8.09) · 2,101 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.65 (1.31 to 3.98) · 1,032 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.56 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.626 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 138 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 357 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.1 · 122 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -12.9 · 385 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 13.6 · 427 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 404 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.9 (3.7 to 6.5) · 609 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.3 (10.1 to 15) · 609 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.8 · 119 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.8 · 49 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.8 (8.5 to 13.7) · 2,701 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,463 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (814 patients answered, 18% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 72% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$2,003
Medicare paid this office $2,003 for 13 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Cataract surgery | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
13 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Health risk score 1.30. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.
The office billed $11,846, Medicare allowed $2,513 and paid $2,003; for 18 services of 11 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Medicaid work
$4,315 in 2024
Medicaid paid $4,315 for 46 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 19 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 46 | $4,315 |
| 2024 | 46 | 1 | 19 | $4,315 |
Money from drug and device companies
$184 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $184 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | None | $183 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | None | $554 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $112 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | None | $259 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Biotissue Holdings | None | $134 | 1 payment
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| Dompe US | Oxervate | $50 | 1 payment
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See all 2 published payments
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-09-17 | None | $134 |
| Dompe US | Meals · 2025-09-13 | Oxervate | $50 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2021, 2019)
2024: $183
| Stryker | Core | $183 | 3 payments
|
2023: $554
| Alcon Vision | Clareon | $320 | 3 payments
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| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA | Artevo 800 | $234 | 4 payments
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2021: $112
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | Tepezza | $112 | 1 payment
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2019: $259
| Bausch & Lomb a division of Bausch Health US | Lotemax Sm | $259 | 2 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1154795946
- Licence
- CA A188143, IL 125.074682California A188143: Current · expires 2027-07-31Illinois 125074682: Expired
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X)
- Mailing address
- 5767 W Century Blvd Ste 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90045
- NPI first listed
- 2015-11-17
- NPI last updated
- 2025-07-11
- NPI record certified
- 2025-07-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305