NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Anne Melton, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mc Kenzie, TN

Heather Anne Melton, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mc Kenzie, Tennessee, and NPI 1205833142, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 37119, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1205833142
Name
Heather Anne Melton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
37119 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22700 Highway 22 Ste A, Mc Kenzie, TN 38201
Phone
(731) 986-7200
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2023
Fax
(731) 986-7292
Medicaid IDs
64082274 KY
3881222 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111007000410); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1997
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 22700 Highway 22 Ste A

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

  1. Paxton Sisson, P.A.Physician Assistant1801396049

Verify Heather Anne Melton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

363 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Melton363
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium163 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone73 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 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: $1,154.26

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Melton$1,154
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Paris, TN

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

Heather Anne Melton among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee

Heather Anne Melton, MD is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 306 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 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Mc Kenzie

They are 2 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Mc Kenzie, and 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allan Moede, M.D.Mc Kenzie, TN 382011871582007
  2. Keener Ragsdale, MDMartin, TN 382371730175043
  3. Gerald Chandler, M.D.Paris, TN 382421750437927
  4. Mark Cutright, MDParis, TN 382421649266057
  5. Kyle Stephens, D.OParis, TN 382421083856009
  6. Marvin Blanton, MDUnion City, TN 382611477528586
  7. Deborah St Clair, MDUnion City, TN 382611801828009
  8. Colin Ackerman, MDGermantown, TN 381381467981647

Common questions

What is Heather Anne Melton, MD's NPI number?

Heather Anne Melton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205833142, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Anne Melton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22700 Highway 22 Ste A, Mc Kenzie, TN, 38201. Phone: (731) 986-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Anne Melton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37119, 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 Heather Anne Melton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Anne Melton, MD had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.