NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Chrites

Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Walton Beach, FL

Melissa Chrites is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and NPI 1801216635, issued on Apr 19, 2014. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801216635
Name
Melissa Chrites
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
DO2833 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1005 Mar Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone
(508) 863-8202
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2023
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 1005 Mar Walt Dr

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

  1. Lilian Alevato, M.D.Specialist1265427793
  2. Leslie Anderson, LDN RDRegistered Dietitian1114242781
  3. Margaret Avery, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1306422191
  4. Katrina Borner, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467988220
  5. Vergil Brown, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871578955
  6. Charles Clancy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1669410924

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
  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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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,266 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Chrites3,266
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium156 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium136 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
  5. Lisinopril114 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate93 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): 54.7 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 score68.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $285.56

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Chrites$285.56
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa Chrites among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Melissa Chrites is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Walton Beach

They are 18 of the 1,387 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Walton Beach, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vergil Brown, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471871578955
  2. Liane CaliFort Walton Beach, FL 325471396310405
  3. Polla Cunningham, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471831260256
  4. Hien Dao, MDFort Walton Beach, FL 325471699779389
  5. Melissa Fischer, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471942285036
  6. Thomas Holt, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471194700088
  7. Sarah Kleimeyer, D.O.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471982283529
  8. Phillip Pybass, MDFort Walton Beach, FL 325471255355731

Common questions

What is Melissa Chrites's NPI number?

Melissa Chrites's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801216635, issued on Apr 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Chrites located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Mar Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32547. Phone: (508) 863-8202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Chrites's license?

Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa Chrites prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Chrites had 3,266 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Chrites's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.7 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.