Melinda D. Banister, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Lubbock, TX
Melinda D. Banister, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1770567109, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6775, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda D. Banister
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L6775 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4505 15TH St, Lubbock, TX 79416
- Phone
- (806) 793-3510
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 73734322 NM
101068101 TX
200010850A OK
158778402 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090605000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda D. Banister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes12 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: $22.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Seminole Hospital District OF Gaines County TexasSeminole, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda D. Banister among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Melinda D. Banister, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Javier Gutierrez, CERTIFY SURGICAL FIRLubbock, TX 794151437666781
- Ted Allen, MDLubbock, TX 794101003830217
- Rebeccah Baucom, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101194968867
- Travis Eggl, D.O.Lubbock, TX 794101245446434
- Derick Haggard, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101386667632
- George Helfrich, MDLubbock, TX 794101104882059
- Jesus Hidalgo, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101255656476
- David Mangold, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101588678726
Common questions
What is Melinda D. Banister, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melinda D. Banister, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770567109, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda D. Banister, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4505 15TH St, Lubbock, TX, 79416. Phone: (806) 793-3510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda D. Banister, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6775, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda D. Banister, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda D. Banister, M.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.