Melissa Suen Arief, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Melissa Suen Arief, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1124338264, issued on Oct 7, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q9281, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Suen Arief
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- Q9281 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20207 Chasewood Park Dr Ste 204, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (832) 534-7800
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160928000250); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20207 Chasewood Park Dr Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Suen Arief in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q9281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
386 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 202 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen133 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate89 claims
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Tramadol Hcl40 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine27 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate15 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): 91.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,662.34
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medartis Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Suen Arief among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Melissa Suen Arief, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 71% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Tyler RobertsHouston, TX 770701437511433
- Mark Stuart, MDHouston, TX 770691922089911
- Derek Jones, MDHouston, TX 770741104890474
- Steven Schroder, M.D.Houston, TX 770741073825295
- Cesar Sevilla, MDHouston, TX 770741720042633
- Robert Bell, MDHouston, TX 770651366403735
Common questions
What is Melissa Suen Arief, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Suen Arief, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124338264, issued on Oct 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Suen Arief, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20207 Chasewood Park Dr Ste 204, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (832) 534-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Suen Arief, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q9281, 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 Melissa Suen Arief, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Suen Arief, M.D. had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Suen Arief, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.