NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD

Dermatology Physician · Huntsville, AL

Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1518912294, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13699, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518912294
Name
Melinda Birchmore Musick
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
13699 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
410 Sivley Road SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 536-3738
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(256) 536-3737
Medicaid ID
000017829 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080428000246); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1979
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

1,399 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melinda Musick1,399
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole202 claims
  2. Metronidazole111 claims
  3. Fluorouracil88 claims
  4. Fluocinonide80 claims
  5. Clindamycin Phosphate78 claims
  6. Mupirocin72 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,148.91

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melinda Musick$1,148.91
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Northeast Alabama Dermatology LLCHuntsville, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melinda Birchmore Musick among 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama

Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD is one of 171 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 92% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Calcote, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011730243502
  2. Sharon Gardepe, MDHuntsville, AL 358011225015514
  3. Kathleen Hesterman, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011528301041
  4. Emily Jones, CRNPHuntsville, AL 358011457824781
  5. Lon Raby, MDHuntsville, AL 358011508844937
  6. John Sowell, MDHuntsville, AL 358011851376263
  7. Patricia Wilson, MDHuntsville, AL 358011083692842
  8. Ruth Yates, MDHuntsville, AL 358011063470250

Common questions

What is Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD's NPI number?

Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518912294, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 Sivley Road SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 536-3738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 13699, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD had 1,399 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melinda Birchmore Musick, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.