NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles M. Melton, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · San Antonio, TX

Charles M. Melton, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1962493148, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Texas 1144, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962493148
Name
Charles M. Melton
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
1144 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11212 Highway 151 Ste 390, San Antonio, TX 78251
Phone
(210) 829-1880
Enumerated
Nov 4, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(210) 822-6551
Medicaid ID
037162702 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100414000562); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1989
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

402 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Melton402
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Terbinafine Hcl67 claims
  2. Ciclopirox43 claims
  3. Clotrimazole40 claims
  4. Ammonium Lactate27 claims
  5. Meloxicam25 claims
  6. Jublia20 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: $2,138.54

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Melton$2,138.54
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

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

  1. The Podiatry Group OF South Texas, PASan Antonio, TX

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

Charles M. Melton among 663 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Texas

Charles M. Melton, DPM is one of 663 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 528 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Texas

There are 663 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Texas.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Farber, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782511346652807
  2. Bryce Karulak, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782511538407473
  3. Elliot Olenchek, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782511588293856
  4. Meredith Rawa, D.P.M.San Antonio, TX 782511639580293
  5. Elaine Danial, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782491114367968
  6. Chad Howze, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782491295112738
  7. Sean Kersh, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782491467634121
  8. Hooman Tabatabai-Mir, DPMSan Antonio, TX 782481417118951

Common questions

What is Charles M. Melton, DPM's NPI number?

Charles M. Melton, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962493148, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles M. Melton, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11212 Highway 151 Ste 390, San Antonio, TX, 78251. Phone: (210) 829-1880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles M. Melton, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1144, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Charles M. Melton, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles M. Melton, DPM had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.