NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Atlanta, GA

Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1134142029, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 92462, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134142029
Name
Melanie Battle Kinchen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
92462 GA
A76035 CA
N4521 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
285 Boulevard NE Ste 635, Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone
(404) 265-6701
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2024
Fax
(404) 265-6702
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Melanie Kinchen26
  2. Specialty average381

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: $5,365.70

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Precision Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Kinchen$5,366
  2. Specialty average$34,072

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Georgia

There are 60 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Georgia.

Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Georgia

  1. Dheera Ananthakrishnan, MDAtlanta, GA1780768192
  2. Henry Barnard, M.D.Albany, GA1588665277
  3. Jeffrey Baron, M.D.Atlanta, GA1427059377
  4. Erik Bendiks, MDRoswell, GA1518959006
  5. Scott Boden, M.D.Atlanta, GA1134234990
  6. Todd Bonvallet, MDColumbus, GA1952376337
  7. Justin Bundy, MDAugusta, GA1508986589
  8. Craig Chebuhar, M.D.Atlanta, GA1417950130
  9. Andrew Cordista, MDMoultrie, GA1295745081
  10. Zachary Crawford, MD, PHARMDBrookhaven, GA1902368087

Common questions

What is Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD's NPI number?

Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134142029, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 285 Boulevard NE Ste 635, Atlanta, GA, 30312. Phone: (404) 265-6701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 92462, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Battle Kinchen, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.