Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Lexington, KY
Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1366094708, issued on Jul 16, 2019. Check the license (Kentucky 1209, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
- License number
- 1209 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3159 Beaumont Centre Cir Ste 110, Lexington, KY 40513
- Phone
- (859) 278-9376
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Fax
- (859) 276-0260
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate41 claims
- Amoxicillin37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 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.
Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen among 121 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Kentucky
Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD is one of 121 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2019, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 95% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 17% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in Kentucky
There are 121 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Kentucky.
All 121 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) nationwide →
The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Erena, DMDLexington, KY 405171053317214
- Matthew Gayheart, D.M.D. , M.D.Lexington, KY 405091811216898
- Nashwin Laungani, DMD, MDLexington, KY 405091457813982
- Nick Morrow, D.M.D.Lexington, KY 405091336157098
- Andrew Ray, DDS, MDLexington, KY 405091053541219
- Atul Deshmukh, D.M.D.Lexington, KY 405031528221975
- Rebecca Bartlett, D.D.S.Lexington, KY 405361730610940
- Jeffrey Dembo, DDS, MSLexington, KY 405361588764740
Common questions
What is Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD's NPI number?
Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366094708, issued on Jul 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3159 Beaumont Centre Cir Ste 110, Lexington, KY, 40513. Phone: (859) 278-9376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1209, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carter Craig Melendez-Christensen, DMD had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.