Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497982649, issued on Jun 15, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD445720, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Amber Burgess
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- MD445720 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5115 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (412) 692-4724
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 692-4705
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150624001827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5115 Centre Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frances AbrahamAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1376005694
- Mounzer Agha, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1669442638
- Matthew Antal, RNRegistered Nurse1801721832
- Leonard Appleman, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1861468589
- Zoe BeardCounseling Psychologist1629854856
- Megan Beer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306480579
Verify Melissa Amber Burgess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD445720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
554 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pazopanib Hcl52 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl43 claims
- Imatinib Mesylate42 claims
- Sorafenib31 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium24 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): 77.5 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: $210.88
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aadi Bioscience, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Amber Burgess among 265 medical oncology physician records in Pennsylvania
Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D. is one of 265 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 265 medical oncology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497982649, issued on Jun 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5115 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 692-4724. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD445720, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D. had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Amber Burgess, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.