NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Baltimore, MD

Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1215347562, issued on May 7, 2014. Check the license (Maryland D89069, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1215347562
Name
Melanie Malave Sanchez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
D89069 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
827 Linden Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone
(410) 225-8369
Enumerated
May 7, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(443) 552-2685
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240703000435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 827 Linden Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  4. Priya Agrawal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477495018
  5. Elham Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821731951
  6. Kripa AhujaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831957281

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

405 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Melanie Malave Sanchez405
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate53 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 claims
  3. Ceftriaxone36 claims
  4. Daptomycin29 claims
  5. Cefdinir26 claims
  6. Metronidazole23 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $29.02

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Malave Sanchez$29.02
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Infectious Disease Consultants OF West Florida LLCTampa, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melanie Malave Sanchez among 410 infectious disease physician records in Maryland

Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD is one of 410 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 59% 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 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Maryland

There are 410 infectious disease physician records in Maryland.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Africa Alvarez-McLeod, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011033116603
  2. William Anthony, MD MBABaltimore, MD 212011326025081
  3. Chandralekha Banerjee, MDBaltimore, MD 212011114902210
  4. William Blattner, MDBaltimore, MD 212011528020757
  5. Mayurika Ghosh, MDBaltimore, MD 212011497730592
  6. Kent Kester, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011649250622
  7. Mariam Khambaty, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011124080809
  8. Kirsten Lyke, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011164416400

Common questions

What is Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD's NPI number?

Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215347562, issued on May 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 827 Linden Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (410) 225-8369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D89069, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.