NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Carl Melzer, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Missoula, MT

Douglas Carl Melzer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1164741864, issued on May 20, 2010. Check the license on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1164741864
Name
Douglas Carl Melzer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
52846 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone
(303) 720-9622
Enumerated
May 20, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
69354057 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160118000211); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2010
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 500 W Broadway St

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

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  2. Charles Acher, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1033472519
  3. Ryan Adams, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790952653
  4. Bodee Alt, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1174993703
  5. Casey Ambrose, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1669892576
  6. Rebecca Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437173440

Verify Douglas Carl Melzer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

342 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Melzer342
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  2. Cefuroxime20 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  4. Omeprazole19 claims
  5. Prednisone19 claims
  6. Cephalexin16 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): 85.4 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 score86.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Health And Services MtMissoula, MT

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

Douglas Carl Melzer among 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana

Douglas Carl Melzer, MD is one of 243 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 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 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 144 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 207P00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Montana

There are 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Bulger, MDMissoula, MT 598021699847855
  2. Timothy Donovan, MDMissoula, MT 598021962581371
  3. James Gardner, MDMissoula, MT 598021346311214
  4. Elizabeth Grimley, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021124134861
  5. Warren Guffin, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021366541724
  6. Gregory Kazemi, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021720179690
  7. Michael Kremkau, MDMissoula, MT 598021417032731
  8. Robert McDevitt, MDMissoula, MT 598021255348678

Common questions

What is Douglas Carl Melzer, MD's NPI number?

Douglas Carl Melzer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164741864, issued on May 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Carl Melzer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT, 59802. Phone: (303) 720-9622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Carl Melzer, MD's license?

Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas Carl Melzer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Carl Melzer, MD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Carl Melzer, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.

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.