NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Anne Chesson, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC

Melanie Anne Chesson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1528117546, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2000-01093, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1528117546
Name
Melanie Anne Chesson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2000-01093 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 Wake Forest RD, Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone
(919) 954-3000
Enumerated
Jan 9, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050216000867); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 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 3400 Wake Forest RD

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

  1. Sofiyyah AbdulwahabRegistered Nurse1922958974
  2. Sanjay Adi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326042284
  3. Nkechi Ajuonuma, DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1407364607
  4. Rhiki AlegriaPhysician Assistant1841181286
  5. Justin Allen, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1487034245
  6. Avery Andrews, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1962295634

Verify Melanie Anne Chesson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Melanie Chesson101
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Duke University Health System, IncRaleigh, NC

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

Melanie Anne Chesson among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Melanie Anne Chesson, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

315 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Raleigh

They are 315 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sanjay Adi, MDRaleigh, NC 276091326042284
  2. Isabella Bentsen, MDRaleigh, NC 276091326046145
  3. Aravind Boinapally, MDRaleigh, NC 276091063478634
  4. Benu Chatterjee, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091700877099
  5. Laxmikant Chudasama, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091528024528
  6. Tina Harris, MDRaleigh, NC 276091023049699
  7. Kenneth Holt, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091356304588
  8. Michael Karam, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091639145907

Common questions

What is Melanie Anne Chesson, MD's NPI number?

Melanie Anne Chesson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528117546, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Anne Chesson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Wake Forest RD, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 954-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Anne Chesson, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2000-01093, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melanie Anne Chesson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Anne Chesson, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.