Melissa I. Costner, MD
Dermatology Physician · Addison, TX
Melissa I. Costner, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Addison, Texas, and NPI 1265491302, issued on Mar 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas J5980, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa I. Costner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- J5980 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17051 Dallas Pkwy Ste 350, Addison, TX 75001
- Phone
- (214) 702-0029
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 382-3453
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081028000873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 1,172 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 17051 Dallas Pkwy Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren DicksonDermatology Physician1144649468
- Sonya Jagwani, M.D.Dermatology Physician1316190564
- Erica Muller, M.D.Dermatology Physician1699732974
- Melissa Rubenstein, MDDermatology Physician1164587671
- Abbey WestPhysician Assistant1770357121
Verify Melissa I. Costner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J5980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,885 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate188 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide162 claims
- Minoxidil129 claims
- Prednisone126 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil112 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate108 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): 88.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $166,958.71
317 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Dallas Dermatology Partners, PLLCAddison, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa I. Costner among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Melissa I. Costner, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in Addison → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren DicksonAddison, TX 750011144649468
- Sonya Jagwani, M.D.Addison, TX 750011316190564
- Erica Muller, M.D.Addison, TX 750011699732974
- Melissa Rubenstein, MDAddison, TX 750011164587671
- Christopher Hixon, D.O.Celina, TX 750091508126046
- Mahsa Karavan Jahromi, MDCelina, TX 750091235549692
- Paul CurtissCarrollton, TX 750101104314897
- Mark Ray, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101720022874
Common questions
What is Melissa I. Costner, MD's NPI number?
Melissa I. Costner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265491302, issued on Mar 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa I. Costner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17051 Dallas Pkwy Ste 350, Addison, TX, 75001. Phone: (214) 702-0029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa I. Costner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J5980, 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 I. Costner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa I. Costner, MD had 1,885 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa I. Costner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.7 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.