Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1073546149, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 07577R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Jeanne McKnight
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 07577R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 409, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 765-5864
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2022
- Fax
- (225) 765-2013
- Medicaid ID
- 1956643 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100811000877); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 409
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Jeanne McKnight in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 07577RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Levofloxacin17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.2 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: $116.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Mayfair Physician Services, LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Jeanne McKnight among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D. is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073546149, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 409, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-5864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 07577R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D. had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Jeanne McKnight, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.2 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.