Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Little Rock, AR
Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1497218721, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Arkansas E-15449, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Michelle Ashburn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-15449 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4208 N Rodney Parham RD, Little Rock, AR 72212
- Phone
- (501) 228-7200
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220719004032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4208 N Rodney Parham RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kenneth Johnston, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1245224229
Verify Melinda Michelle Ashburn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-15449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,952 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium554 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium536 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate447 claims
- Losartan Potassium389 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium342 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide319 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $289.45
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Arkansas Family Care NetworkLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Michelle Ashburn among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
160 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Little Rock
They are 160 of the 13,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Little Rock, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Russell Cranford, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121811968092
- Daniel Felton, MDLittle Rock, AR 722121174517056
- Barry Ford, MDLittle Rock, AR 722121982698965
- Harold Hedges, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121558354027
- Harold Hedges, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121407849896
- Elizabeth Irby, D.O.Little Rock, AR 722121366658346
- Kenneth Johnston, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121245224229
- Robert McGowan, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121205820974
Common questions
What is Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD's NPI number?
Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497218721, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4208 N Rodney Parham RD, Little Rock, AR, 72212. Phone: (501) 228-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-15449, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Michelle Ashburn, MD had 8,952 Medicare Part D claims for 636 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.