Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Duluth, MN
Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1639183726, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 10952, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Sue Meier Buhr
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 10952 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 E 1St St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 728-6445
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 724-7003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice dentistry records → All 2,177 in Minnesota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1225 E 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ross Anderson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1891011748
- Anne Davis, RDH, DTDental Therapist1043940257
- Rodney Heller, DDS, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1255410973
- Bruce Hustad, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1225137805
- Jeffrey Polzin, D.M.D.Dentist1649687674
Verify Melanie Sue Meier Buhr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 10952Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $157.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Melanie Sue Meier Buhr among 2,177 general practice dentistry records in Minnesota
Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S. is one of 2,177 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Duluth
They are 55 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 2,177 general practice dentistry records in Minnesota.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Amadio, D.D.SDuluth, MN 558051427369677
- Ross Anderson, D.D.S.Duluth, MN 558051891011748
- William Bellamy, D.D.S.Duluth, MN 558051720130735
- Kathleen Bellamy, D.D.S.Duluth, MN 558051144372160
- Daniel BellamyDuluth, MN 558051619357266
- Kara ConryDuluth, MN 558051447456058
- Adam Huneke, D.D.SDuluth, MN 558051578720660
- Bruce Hustad, DDSDuluth, MN 558051225137805
Common questions
What is Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639183726, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 E 1St St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 728-6445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 10952, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Sue Meier Buhr, D.D.S. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.