NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meline P. Ponniah, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Nashville, TN

Meline P. Ponniah, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1700219979, issued on Aug 12, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 70262, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700219979
Name
Meline P. Ponniah
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License numbers
70262 TN
4301103352 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
330 23RD Ave N Ste 250, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 342-1000
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240826000215); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 330 23RD Ave N Ste 250

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shannon Beason, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1225629256
  2. Kenneth Carter, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1912901331
  3. Grace Meade, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346820172
  4. Shannon Portis, DNP, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1912603846

Verify Meline P. Ponniah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Meline Ponniah27
  2. Specialty average165

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): 83.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Midtown Emergency Specialists PCNashville, TN
  2. Midtown Physician Services, PCNashville, TN

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

Meline P. Ponniah among 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee

Meline P. Ponniah, M.D. is one of 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 522 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Royce Adkins, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031629071832
  2. Darrington Altenbern, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031871596080
  3. Anne Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372031194728394
  4. Lewis Bellardo, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031235132408
  5. Mary Blake, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031245233402
  6. Phillip Bressman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031285637447
  7. John Channell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031588667737
  8. Melanie Dunn, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031376546481

Common questions

What is Meline P. Ponniah, M.D.'s NPI number?

Meline P. Ponniah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700219979, issued on Aug 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meline P. Ponniah, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 23RD Ave N Ste 250, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meline P. Ponniah, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 70262, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Meline P. Ponniah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meline P. Ponniah, M.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Meline P. Ponniah, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 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.