Melissa Defoe, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Dallas, TX
Melissa Defoe, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1982043931, issued on Jun 21, 2013. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Defoe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- Practice location
- 9900 N Central Expy Ste 550, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 648-5295
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9900 N Central Expy Ste 550
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Defoe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
803 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate126 claims
- Prednisone121 claims
- Methotrexate80 claims
- Allopurinol40 claims
- Orencia Clickject34 claims
- Actemra Actpen29 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.6 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).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Defoe, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Defoe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982043931, issued on Jun 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Defoe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9900 N Central Expy Ste 550, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 648-5295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Defoe, MD's license?
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 Defoe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Defoe, MD had 803 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Defoe, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.