NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Baltimore, MD

Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1679776041, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D76036, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679776041
Name
Melanie Kandt Nies
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
D76036 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone
(410) 955-5987
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130730000124); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2007
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 600 N Wolfe St

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

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  2. Aida Abou-ZamzamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891456034
  3. Mya AbousyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700422169
  4. Christopher Abularrage, MDVascular Surgery Physician1063675908
  5. Sahaja Acharya, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1639436603
  6. Stephen Achuff, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326001033

Verify Melanie Kandt Nies in five checks

  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Melanie Nies11
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril11 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): 74.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

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

Melanie Kandt Nies among 1,842 pediatrics physician records in Maryland

Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D. is one of 1,842 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 35% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 162 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

522 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 522 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 1,842 pediatrics physician records in Maryland.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hoover Adger, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871265495949
  2. Marilee Allen, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871861457350
  3. Brian Alverson, MDBaltimore, MD 212871841244399
  4. Jennifer Anders, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871821052184
  5. Joel Brenner, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871477511533
  6. Tina Cheng, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871164471041
  7. Jeffrey Keefer, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871528015708
  8. Julia McMillan, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871225088578

Common questions

What is Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679776041, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5987. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D76036, 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 Kandt Nies, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 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.