James S. Melvin, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chevy Chase, MD
James S. Melvin, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1124188776, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Melvin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2010-00751 NC
MT185923 PA
0101258973 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- District Orthopaedics, PC, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 882-2000
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2025
- Fax
- (240) 858-4291
- Medicaid IDs
- 5916625 NC
NC1308 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160210001231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at District Orthopaedics, PC
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Verify James S. Melvin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
537 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 105 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin142 claims
- Meloxicam68 claims
- Celecoxib66 claims
- Tramadol Hcl63 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate33 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl22 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: $149.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- District Orthopaedics, PCChevy Chase, MD
- Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation IncBethesda, MD
- Washington Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine, P.A.Washington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James S. Melvin among 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland
James S. Melvin, M.D. is one of 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 299 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Chevy Chase
They are 13 of the 1,118 NPPES records with a practice address in Chevy Chase, and 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is James S. Melvin, M.D.'s NPI number?
James S. Melvin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124188776, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Melvin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at District Orthopaedics, PC, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 882-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Melvin, M.D.'s license?
Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James S. Melvin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Melvin, M.D. had 537 Medicare Part D claims for 246 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.