Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D. is a pediatric surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1306013719, issued on May 14, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 49028, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ellen Danko
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Surgery Physician 2086S0120X
- License number
- 49028 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ellen Danko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $808.01
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 523 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,419.89 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.
Melissa Ellen Danko among 56 pediatric surgery physician records in Tennessee
Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D. is one of 56 pediatric surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 25% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0120X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 56 pediatric surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 56 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Pediatric Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Axt, MDNashville, TN 372321124222617
- Martin Blakely, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321558315861
- Eunice Huang, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321578635025
- Gretchen Jackson, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372321790712693
- Monica Lopez, MDNashville, TN 372321376787101
- Harold Lovvorn, MDNashville, TN 372321669569778
- Carlos Mery, M.D., M.P.H.Nashville, TN 372321114056215
- Walter Morgan, MDNashville, TN 372321982796397
Common questions
What is Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306013719, issued on May 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49028, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melissa Ellen Danko, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.