Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1629495049, issued on Mar 24, 2014. Check the license (Arizona 69234, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License numbers
- 69234 AZ
DR.0064031 CO
2016018182 MO
35.142585 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 E Thomas RD, Phoenix, AZ 85016
- Phone
- (602) 933-3366
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 137148 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230728001383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Lindsay Abel, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750222055
Verify Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 69234Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Phoenix Children's HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Childrens
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler among 61 pediatric cardiology physician records in Arizona
Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler is one of 61 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 38 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 61 pediatric cardiology physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deepti Bhat, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850161306007232
- Damon Dixon, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850161326079013
- Vasu Gooty, MDPhoenix, AZ 850161891051348
- Lourdes Guerrero-Tiro, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850161073609418
- Ericka HatfieldPhoenix, AZ 850161770827933
- Neda MullaPhoenix, AZ 850161083634828
- Andrew Papez, MDPhoenix, AZ 850161366466633
- Robert Puntel, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850161154385250
Common questions
What is Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler's NPI number?
Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629495049, issued on Mar 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 E Thomas RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85016. Phone: (602) 933-3366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 69234, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melanie Romayne Friess Gropler's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.