Melanie B. Gardner, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Blountsville, AL
Melanie B. Gardner, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Blountsville, Alabama, and NPI 1679542096, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21954, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie B. Gardner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21954 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68278 Main St, Blountsville, AL 35031
- Phone
- (833) 429-2324
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 586-2321
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie B. Gardner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,577 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 365 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium434 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate305 claims
- Gabapentin295 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium252 claims
- Buspirone Hcl229 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen219 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: $210.26
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Premier Family Care Blountsville LLCBlountsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie B. Gardner among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Melanie B. Gardner, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Bryant, M.D.Hueytown, AL 350231851487417
- Cheryl Law, MDHueytown, AL 350231336300433
- Ansley Baccus, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221134501208
- Susan Blanchard, M.D.Calera, AL 350401740212737
- Beatrice Chaicharncheep, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221083875868
- Jason Clemons, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221881031367
- Casey Hicks, MDBessemer, AL 350221922363662
- Garrett Jackson, DOBessemer, AL 350221124715867
Common questions
What is Melanie B. Gardner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie B. Gardner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679542096, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie B. Gardner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68278 Main St, Blountsville, AL, 35031. Phone: (833) 429-2324. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie B. Gardner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21954, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie B. Gardner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie B. Gardner, M.D. had 9,577 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.