Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician · Pascagoula, MS
Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and NPI 1164434239, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 20830, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa W. Costello
- Credential
- M.D., FACEP
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 20830 MS
25298 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2809 Denny Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39581
- Phone
- (228) 809-5000
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051024000776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa W. Costello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 20830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baldwin Emergency Physicians, P.C..Mobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa W. Costello among 515 emergency medicine physician records in Mississippi
Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP is one of 515 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2011 among the 339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pascagoula
They are 22 of the 459 NPPES records with a practice address in Pascagoula, and 515 emergency medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 515 in Mississippi → Every provider in Pascagoula → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Darryll Barksdale, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811669591376
- Stephen BellPascagoula, MS 395811578639183
- Stephen Boskovich, DOPascagoula, MS 395811417989138
- Matthew Emerick, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811861542482
- Tamela Gartman, D.O.Pascagoula, MS 395811366592990
- Derek Gordon, MDPascagoula, MS 395811265400485
- Eric Lucas, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811639220270
- Charles McRaney, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811144371790
Common questions
What is Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP's NPI number?
Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164434239, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2809 Denny Ave, Pascagoula, MS, 39581. Phone: (228) 809-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 20830, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa W. Costello, M.D., FACEP had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.