Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Verona, NJ
Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Verona, New Jersey, and NPI 1689256505, issued on Apr 21, 2021. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA12397200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ann Eppinger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25MA12397200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 271 Grove Ave Ste A, Verona, NJ 07044
- Phone
- (973) 239-2600
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Fax
- (833) 495-1921
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241009004506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 271 Grove Ave Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kennedy Daftani, M.D, MHSAFamily Medicine Physician1043531726
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Verify Melissa Ann Eppinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA12397200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
844 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
- Omeprazole30 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Vanguard Medical Group PAVerona, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ann Eppinger among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey
Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD is one of 2,770 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Verona
They are 25 of the 331 NPPES records with a practice address in Verona, and 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689256505, issued on Apr 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 271 Grove Ave Ste A, Verona, NJ, 07044. Phone: (973) 239-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA12397200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ann Eppinger, MD had 844 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.