Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD
Dermatology Physician · Portland, OR
Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1699090092, issued on Mar 29, 2010. Check the license (Oregon MD151435, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Cushing Riter
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD151435 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3303 SW Bond Ave # 16D, Portland, OR 97239
- Phone
- (503) 418-3376
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1699090092 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130724001003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3303 SW Bond Ave # 16D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tracy Funk, MDDermatology Physician1053536268
- Teri Greiling, MD, PHDDermatology Physician1609168913
- Mariah Johnson, M.D.Dermatology Physician1578975991
Verify Melinda Cushing Riter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD151435Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Betamethasone Dipropionate38 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate37 claims
- Fluorouracil35 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide32 claims
- Ketoconazole31 claims
- Hydrocortisone26 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): 97.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,132.92
44 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Hood River Dermatology IncHood River, OR
- Mountain West Derm - Blackhart PLLCBend, OR
- University Professional ServicesPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Cushing Riter among 209 dermatology physician records in Oregon
Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD is one of 209 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2010, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 57% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Oregon
There are 209 dermatology physician records in Oregon.
All 209 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Bremmer, M.D.Portland, OR 972391053553321
- Nicole Fett, MDPortland, OR 972391184682437
- Tracy Funk, MDPortland, OR 972391053536268
- Teri Greiling, MD, PHDPortland, OR 972391609168913
- Jon Hanifin, MDPortland, OR 972391336157882
- Rajan Kulkarni, M.D.Portland, OR 972391902040777
- Sabra Leitenberger, M.D.Portland, OR 972391528250727
- Lynne Morrison, MDPortland, OR 972391174538664
Common questions
What is Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699090092, issued on Mar 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3303 SW Bond Ave # 16D, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 418-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD151435, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Cushing Riter, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.