Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Galveston, TX
Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1306251665, issued on Jun 25, 2014. Check the license (Texas S7567, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Barbara Wright
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- S7567 TX
125064815 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Harborside Dr 6TH Floor, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (832) 505-2450
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200727001169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1005 Harborside Dr 6TH Floor
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melinda Barbara Wright in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S7567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Barbara Wright among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 infectious disease physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 25 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
All 674 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lucas Blanton, MDGalveston, TX 775551265519490
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- Philip Keiser, MDGalveston, TX 775551790748424
- Alfred Lea, MDGalveston, TX 775551396825790
- Clovus Mayhall, MDGalveston, TX 775551982763330
- Susan McLellan, MDGalveston, TX 775551932292042
- Peter MelbyGalveston, TX 775551700898624
Common questions
What is Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306251665, issued on Jun 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Harborside Dr 6TH Floor, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (832) 505-2450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S7567, 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 Barbara Wright, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Barbara Wright, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.