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2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1023074937 M.D.
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Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 843 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 7% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
61.7/100
▼ 22 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
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What the federal data shows

Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 61.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,386 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

61.7/100
MIPS score · -22 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2023
91%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1023074937), first enumerated 04/21/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,386 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 61.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Pennsylvania statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: PA-BOM annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1023074937 · Family Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1023074937
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MEGA 148K Family Medicine
  • MIPS-LOW 61.7/100
  • RX-MID 1,386
  • BOOK-MID 7,200 in Pennsylvania
  • PHOTO-FINISH Phyllis Acquah · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

62 ≥ 6th percentile 6% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 39% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 8% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, 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12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Melissa Denham Gage, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 39 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/21/2006

NPI 1023074937

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

147,760 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,386 59% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,418

MIPS final score

61.7/100 21.8 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers

Pennsylvania providers
Student in an Organized Heal…5.6%Pharmacist5%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Internal Medicine Physician3.3%Professional Counselor3.2%Family Medicine Physician2.8%
Largest specialties in Pennsylvania (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
61.7/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%61.7%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 61.7/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

5125 JONESTOWN RD STE 105
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 943-1566

Provider Details

NPI 1023074937
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/21/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

61.682
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.9816
Quality
72.6249
Cost
0
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Patient First Maryland Medical Group PLLC
Bowie, MD

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.. To verify Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases

PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. - brand share 7.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

7% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 1,386 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,386
Total Claims
$28K
Total Drug Cost
843
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,677
Total Day Supply
26,055
Brand vs Generic
7% brand / 91% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$11K
Generic Drug Cost
$17K
Opioid Claims
28 (2.0% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
544

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.03
Gender Split
72% female / 28% male
Age Distribution
<65: 101, 65-74: 380, 75-84: 283, 85+: 79

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Doxycycline Hyclate
 164
Methylprednisolone
 123
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav
114
Prednisone
 75
Fluticasone Propionate
 65
Cefuroxime
Cefuroxime Axetil
64
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
58
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
51
Azithromycin
 39
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst
35

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider

Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s 1,386 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.

Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Denham Gage, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (61.7 here).

Phyllis Acquah 61.7 MD Abolanle Ahmed-Orepitan 61.7 DC Chioma Akwara 61.7 MD Virender Aulakh 61.7 MD

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Dimitra Manesis Peabody, MA John Kramer Portland, OR Mary Budzak Yellow Springs, OH Victor Guerrero Buda, TX

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Pennsylvania

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Denham Gage.

One of 7,200 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.

Christopher Aaron
Cresson, PA
Dr. Jose Abad
MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Ray Abarintos
MD
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Jasim Abbasi
DO
Erie, PA
Dr. Alyssa Abbott
CRNP
Hermitage, PA

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. wrote 1,386 Medicare Part D claims totaling $28K in drug costs for 843 beneficiaries.
What is Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 61.7/100 (Quality: 83, Cost: 72.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. located? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. is located at 5125 JONESTOWN RD STE 105, Harrisburg, PA, 17112. Phone: (717) 943-1566.
What is Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023074937, issued on 04/21/2006.
Does Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s prescribing is 7% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $11K in brand drug costs.
Does Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. had 28 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.0%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Doxycycline Hyclate, Methylprednisolone, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,386 Part D claims and 843 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Melissa Denham Gage, M.D.'s NPI is 1023074937 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 May 2026.