Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Nashville, TN
Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1548551906, issued on Apr 20, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 51635, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Lyn Skelton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- 51635 TN
04-37843 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- Q069452 TN
201114920B KS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211014001643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Lyn Skelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melanie Lyn Skelton among 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee
Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD is one of 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 52% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.
All 31 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sara Martin, MDNashville, TN 372321669529525
- Matthew Peachey, MDNashville, TN 372321649327537
- Stacey Tillman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321255624433
- Steven Watson, MDNashville, TN 372321558990721
- Andrew Wooldridge, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321487947396
Common questions
What is Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548551906, issued on Apr 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51635, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.