Melissa Fears, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · New York, NY
Melissa Fears, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1417149030, issued on Aug 16, 2007. Check the license (New York 280352, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Fears
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 280352 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2257 Adam Clayton Powell JR Blvd, New York, NY 10027
- Phone
- (212) 281-5252
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2022
- Fax
- (212) 348-5194
- Medicaid ID
- 05856400 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190610001307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2257 Adam Clayton Powell JR Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael KastamaPhysician Assistant1003797572
- David LomnitzPhysician Assistant1306315650
Verify Melissa Fears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 280352Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,687 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium225 claims
- Montelukast Sodium193 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate192 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa131 claims
- Metformin Hcl121 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate120 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): 94.5 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Harlem Medical Group PCBronx, NY
- Hemant Patel MD PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Fears among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Melissa Fears, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Melissa Fears, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Fears, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417149030, issued on Aug 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Fears, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2257 Adam Clayton Powell JR Blvd, New York, NY, 10027. Phone: (212) 281-5252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Fears, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 280352, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Fears, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Fears, M.D. had 3,687 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Fears, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.5 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.