Melanie Markham Orange, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Nebo, NC
Melanie Markham Orange, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nebo, North Carolina, and NPI 1629068069, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 36407, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Markham Orange
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36407 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5920 US Highway 70 E, Nebo, NC 28761
- Phone
- (828) 659-9703
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 659-9357
- Medicaid IDs
- 8964199 NC
1629068069 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100615000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5920 US Highway 70 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Atkinson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1760472195
- Robert Edwards, PA-CFamily Medicine Physician1649296419
Verify Melanie Markham Orange in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,148 Medicare Part D claims for 602 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 202 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium699 claims
- Losartan Potassium400 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate376 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium351 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium336 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate310 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Nebo
They are 3 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Nebo, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Nebo → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Nebo →
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- Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
- Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
- Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
- Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
- David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
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- Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307
Common questions
What is Melanie Markham Orange, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Markham Orange, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629068069, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Markham Orange, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5920 US Highway 70 E, Nebo, NC, 28761. Phone: (828) 659-9703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Markham Orange, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36407, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Markham Orange, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Markham Orange, M.D. had 11,148 Medicare Part D claims for 602 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.