NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arnold B. Mellits, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA

Arnold B. Mellits, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1851343289, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 41168, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851343289
Name
Arnold B. Mellits
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
41168 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6135 Barfield RD Ste 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone
(404) 256-8500
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(404) 256-8506
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110504000020); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6135 Barfield RD Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aisha Abdullahi, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1063198463
  2. Angela Adeleke, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790383776
  3. Julia BernFamily Nurse Practitioner1407236987
  4. Haritha Challa, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1023384849
  5. Rachel Delfavero, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992982003
  6. Neeja Desai, M.D.Neurology Physician1245650068

Verify Arnold B. Mellits in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,941 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Arnold Mellits9,941
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,048 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate511 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium342 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium297 claims
  5. Simvastatin272 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate249 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%45.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $695.00

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Arnold Mellits$695.00
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Esop Rehabilitation LLCConyers, GA
  2. Laureate Medical Group AT Northside, LLCAtlanta, GA
  3. Physiotherapy Associates IncDunwoody, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arnold B. Mellits among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Arnold B. Mellits, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caroline Abruzese, MDAtlanta, GA 303281255328720
  2. Sandy Carter, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281932194115
  3. Charles Cohn, MDSandy Springs, GA 303281538168232
  4. Mark Friedman, MDAtlanta, GA 303281467404848
  5. William Gower, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281053306399
  6. Shangbo Guan, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281811965957
  7. Peter Gutschenritter, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281689669145
  8. Steven He, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281154360477

Common questions

What is Arnold B. Mellits, MD's NPI number?

Arnold B. Mellits, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851343289, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arnold B. Mellits, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6135 Barfield RD Ste 200, Atlanta, GA, 30328. Phone: (404) 256-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arnold B. Mellits, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 41168, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Arnold B. Mellits, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arnold B. Mellits, MD had 9,941 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Arnold B. Mellits, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 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.

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