Melanie A. Hopkins, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Little River, SC
Melanie A. Hopkins, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Little River, South Carolina, and NPI 1750351706, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15603, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie A. Hopkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
- License number
- 15603 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Sea Mountain Hwy, Little River, SC 29566
- Phone
- (843) 399-8930
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 156039 SC
7906082 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100927001398); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3600 Sea Mountain Hwy
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Verify Melanie A. Hopkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15603Check 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): 92.4 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: $620.10
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 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 2 group practices
- Palmetto Adult And Childrens Urology PANorth Charleston, SC
- Strand GI Associates PAMyrtle Beach, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie A. Hopkins among 259 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in South Carolina
Melanie A. Hopkins, MD is one of 259 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 58% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 137 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 259 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in South Carolina.
All 259 in South Carolina → Every provider in Little River → Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Logan, MDLoris, SC 295691063492197
- Susan Stuber, MDLoris, SC 295691780663815
- Edward Proctor, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721316917362
- Caleb ScottMyrtle Beach, SC 295721982847695
- Daniel Skipper, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 295721508203522
- Charles Walls, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721003886052
- Brian Watson, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721144352428
- Harold Wheeler, M.D.Hartsville, SC 295501972567196
Common questions
What is Melanie A. Hopkins, MD's NPI number?
Melanie A. Hopkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750351706, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie A. Hopkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Sea Mountain Hwy, Little River, SC, 29566. Phone: (843) 399-8930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie A. Hopkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15603, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melanie A. Hopkins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.