NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lenoir, NC

Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1255444998, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200000730, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255444998
Name
Melissa Marie Braunsteiner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
200000730 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
902 Kirkwood Ave NW, Lenoir, NC 28645
Phone
(828) 754-0101
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(287) 570-4028
Medicaid ID
89127GM NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 902 Kirkwood Ave NW

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

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  2. Cassandra Barlow, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417791260
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  4. Erica Board, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841734860
  5. Jeffrey Brown, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780627216
  6. Suzan Cabral, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396102869

Verify Melissa Marie Braunsteiner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

177 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Braunsteiner177
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
  2. Pregabalin11 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.

30 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lenoir

They are 30 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Lenoir, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307

Common questions

What is Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD's NPI number?

Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255444998, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 Kirkwood Ave NW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 754-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000730, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Marie Braunsteiner, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.