Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Greenville, NC
Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1194145359, issued on Apr 25, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-01600, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Houston Sanders
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2017-01600 NC
61159 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 752-6101
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 611591 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170801000364); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Houston Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-01600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate11 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 3 group practices
- Physicians East PAGreenville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncWilson, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncNew Bern, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Houston Sanders among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greenville
They are 119 of the 5,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194145359, issued on Apr 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 752-6101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-01600, 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 Houston Sanders, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Houston Sanders, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims; 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.