Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Wichita Falls, TX
Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Wichita Falls, Texas, and NPI 1073824983, issued on Jun 24, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q4448, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Ruyle Lerew
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- Q4448 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Burnside, Wichita Falls, TX 76310
- Phone
- (940) 264-5500
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (940) 264-5503
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150914000928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 790 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Burnside
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terrell Bibb, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1306208004
- Makenze Billing, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1811688005
- Jerald Giles, MDOtolaryngology Physician1447435490
- Cameron Godfrey, M.D.Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1306824578
- Jedidiah Grisel, MDOtolaryngology Physician1285845586
- Karen Lavalley, AU. D.CCC-AAudiologist1770553471
Verify Melanie Ruyle Lerew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
566 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole113 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate90 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide64 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium34 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $379.44
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Head And Neck Surgical AssociatesWichita Falls, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Ruyle Lerew among 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas
Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D. is one of 790 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Texas
There are 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas.
All 790 in Texas → Every provider in Wichita Falls → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terrell Bibb, M.D.Wichita Falls, TX 763101306208004
- Jerald Giles, MDWichita Falls, TX 763101447435490
- Jedidiah Grisel, MDWichita Falls, TX 763101285845586
- Barry Prestridge, MDWichita Falls, TX 763101407849219
- Earl Singleton, MDWichita Falls, TX 763101275526063
- Donald Bomer, MDWichita Falls, TX 763081477546331
- Brandon Christianson, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 762441043538564
- Stephen White, MDFort Worth, TX 762441144226812
Common questions
What is Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073824983, issued on Jun 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Burnside, Wichita Falls, TX, 76310. Phone: (940) 264-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4448, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D. had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Ruyle Lerew, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.