Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Memphis, TN
Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1124377767, issued on Aug 29, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 68187, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 68187 TN
60403 AZ
075643 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 478-0900
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 266-6415
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230531001390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole44 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine33 claims
- Letrozole14 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): 81.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $356.70
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vector Surgical, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- UT Methodist Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D. is one of 631 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 2012, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN 381041386741676
- Faris Al-Gebory, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041851421705
- Ellen Buchignani, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041497830194
- Luis Campos-De-La-Borbolla, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041487677548
- Sam Delk, M.DMemphis, TN 381041922026707
- Corey Eymard, MDMemphis, TN 381041912163320
- Rodney Martin, MDMemphis, TN 381041326005927
- Ravi Mohanka, MDMemphis, TN 381041043415490
Common questions
What is Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124377767, issued on Aug 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 478-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68187, 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 Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Renae Crutchfield Whitten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 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.