Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Celebration, FL
Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Celebration, Florida, and NPI 1922447952, issued on Jun 24, 2013. Check the license (Florida ME134951, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Elizabeth Townsend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- ME134951 FL
TP654 KY
2013017876 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 410 Celebration PL Ste 305, Celebration, FL 34747
- Phone
- (407) 303-4120
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190205002302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 659 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 410 Celebration PL Ste 305
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Uthman Alamoudi, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1174889844
- Ariel BrownleeAudiologist1801412549
- Andrea Costantino, MDOtolaryngology Physician1235811670
- Megan Ferguson, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1992142756
- Kendal Griffith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881347045
- Mikayla Huestis, MDOtolaryngology Physician1801424817
Verify Melanie Elizabeth Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME134951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
407 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin49 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Mirtazapine22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Lidocaine Hcl Viscous12 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): 73.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $721.84
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Florida Hospital Medical Group IncMaitland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Elizabeth Townsend among 659 otolaryngology physician records in Florida
Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD is one of 659 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 470 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 207Y00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 otolaryngology physician records list a practice address in Celebration
They are 10 of the 551 NPPES records with a practice address in Celebration, and 659 otolaryngology physician records in Florida.
All 659 in Florida → Every provider in Celebration → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Uthman Alamoudi, M.D.Celebration, FL 347471174889844
- James Atkins, MDCelebration, FL 347471255355442
- Mathew Biskup, MDCelebration, FL 347471578256426
- Andrea Costantino, MDCelebration, FL 347471235811670
- Mikayla Huestis, MDCelebration, FL 347471801424817
- Jeffery Kuhn, MDCelebration, FL 347471891809448
- Kiana Mahboubi, MDCelebration, FL 347471245115997
- Fawaz Makki, M.D.Celebration, FL 347471366965857
Common questions
What is Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922447952, issued on Jun 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 Celebration PL Ste 305, Celebration, FL, 34747. Phone: (407) 303-4120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME134951, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD had 407 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Elizabeth Townsend, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.