Melinda Edwards, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Summerville, SC
Melinda Edwards, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Summerville, South Carolina, and NPI 1245252774, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23303, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Edwards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 23303 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 709 Old Trolley RD, Summerville, SC 29485
- Phone
- (843) 821-2480
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 875-3149
- Medicaid ID
- 190166 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070404000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 709 Old Trolley RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rhonda Burke, LPCCounselor1952445256
- Kara Erb, MA, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1619538196
- Madison Farrell, PHD, LPCProfessional Counselor1053362061
- Christopher Jones, MDPsychiatry Physician1669407847
- Jerry Martin, LPCProfessional Counselor1831149640
Verify Melinda Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23303Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,758 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl216 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate209 claims
- Aripiprazole138 claims
- Risperidone129 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl118 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er105 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: $34.06
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeConway, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Edwards among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Melinda Edwards, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Summerville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynn Bornfriend, MDSummerville, SC 294851346390531
- Christopher Jones, MDSummerville, SC 294851669407847
- Paul Robbins, MDSummerville, SC 294851780757237
- Roxane Scott, MDSummerville, SC 294851093807620
- Vidya Upadhyaya, MDSummerville, SC 294851639261282
- Vanessa Wood, MDSummerville, SC 294851881624674
- Daniel Balog, M.D.Daniel Island, SC 294921710036470
- Corey Hassell, MDDaniel Island, SC 294921922593854
Common questions
What is Melinda Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melinda Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245252774, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Edwards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709 Old Trolley RD, Summerville, SC, 29485. Phone: (843) 821-2480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Edwards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23303, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda Edwards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Edwards, M.D. had 2,758 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.