Despina Melissa Poulos, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, WV
Despina Melissa Poulos, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1861671984, issued on Oct 25, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 24286, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Despina Melissa Poulos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 24286 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5848
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 388-9654
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110119001293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Despina Melissa Poulos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 24286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
575 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone32 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Despina Melissa Poulos among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
Despina Melissa Poulos, MD is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 71 of the 8,807 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Despina Melissa Poulos, MD's NPI number?
Despina Melissa Poulos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861671984, issued on Oct 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Despina Melissa Poulos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Despina Melissa Poulos, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 24286, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Despina Melissa Poulos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Despina Melissa Poulos, MD had 575 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Despina Melissa Poulos, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.