Melanie I. Hames, DO
Nephrology Physician · Greenville, NC
Melanie I. Hames, DO is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1992797716, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200000814, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie I. Hames
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 200000814 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2355 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 744-2545
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2024
- Fax
- (252) 744-4887
- Medicaid ID
- 8913151 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rowan University School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2355 W Arlington Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wafa BadwanNephrology Physician1497954200
- Mary Barchman, M.D.Nephrology Physician1265439764
- Debargha Basuli, M.D. , PHDNephrology Physician1447612585
- Owais Bhatti, MDNephrology Physician1770924631
- Paul Bolin, M.D.Nephrology Physician1376540724
- Cynthia Christiano, MDNephrology Physician1912905043
Verify Melanie I. Hames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200000814Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
330 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Clinisol22 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate22 claims
- Carvedilol21 claims
- Calcitriol19 claims
- Lisinopril17 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): 98.3 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: $18.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie I. Hames among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Melanie I. Hames, DO is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Barchman, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341265439764
- Richard Blair, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341386646628
- Paul Bolin, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341376540724
- Graham Byrum, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341174525315
- Cynthia Christiano, MDGreenville, NC 278341912905043
- Maxwell Fisher, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341962404103
- William Kendrick, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341407858632
- Scott Kendrick, MDGreenville, NC 278341104042365
Common questions
What is Melanie I. Hames, DO's NPI number?
Melanie I. Hames, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992797716, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie I. Hames, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2355 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 744-2545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie I. Hames, DO's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000814, 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 I. Hames, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie I. Hames, DO had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie I. Hames, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.