Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1053774208, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 68319, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brett Alex Melnikoff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 68319 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Desales Ave Ste F1009, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 624-5200
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2023
- Fax
- (423) 697-2320
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230718000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2525 Desales Ave Ste F1009
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brett Alex Melnikoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68319Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $957.63
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Health Care System Inc.Chattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brett Alex Melnikoff among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Bonnell, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041215123450
- Wilson Clements, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041154418150
- John Craig, MDChattanooga, TN 374041245459403
- Harold Head, MDChattanooga, TN 374041477549152
- James Headrick, MDChattanooga, TN 374041104812817
- Stephen Martin, MDChattanooga, TN 374041699762146
- Vanessa Miller, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041194189910
- Matthew Richey, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041104243088
Common questions
What is Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD's NPI number?
Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053774208, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Ave Ste F1009, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 624-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68319, 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.
How much does Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brett Alex Melnikoff, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. 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.