Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1437312725, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 49893, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arafat Yousef Melhem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 49893 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 516-2362
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 516-8254
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arafat Yousef Melhem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Arafat Yousef Melhem among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD's NPI number?
Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437312725, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 516-2362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49893, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Arafat Yousef Melhem, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.