Mark R. Melson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Nashville, TN
Mark R. Melson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1033144647, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD43691, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark R. Melson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD43691 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4306 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 297-5798
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 383-6646
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080904000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4306 Harding Pike
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Verify Mark R. Melson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD43691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
490 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin190 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth148 claims
- Methylprednisolone67 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate35 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,138.33
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Oculoplastic Specialists OF Tennessee LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark R. Melson among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Mark R. Melson, M.D. is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edwin Batchelor, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051184748279
- Inez Bounds, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051902844954
- Daniel Bregman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051871529982
- James Conrad, MDNashville, TN 372051982639191
- Michael Dieckhaus, MDNashville, TN 372051639336571
- Walter Frey, MDNashville, TN 372051558394106
- Gary Jerkins, MDNashville, TN 372051184636029
- Howard Rosenblum, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051831164268
Common questions
What is Mark R. Melson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark R. Melson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033144647, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark R. Melson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4306 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 297-5798. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark R. Melson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD43691, 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 Mark R. Melson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark R. Melson, M.D. had 490 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark R. Melson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.