NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Marie Felinski, DO

Surgery Physician · Bellaire, TX

Melissa Marie Felinski, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1689962045, issued on Jul 19, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q7039, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689962045
Name
Melissa Marie Felinski
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
Q7039 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6700 West Loop S Ste 500, Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone
(713) 892-5500
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 871-0081
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160512000583); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6700 West Loop S Ste 500

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Randa Harrell, MS RD, LDMetabolic Nutrition Registered Dietitian1053982181
  2. Simo Huang, MDDermatopathology Physician1346730066
  3. Pouya Iranmanesh, MDSurgery Physician1033698899
  4. Loren Nicole Tanchico, MS, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1750971206

Verify Melissa Marie Felinski in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Felinski204
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium58 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl18 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl14 claims
  5. Methocarbamol11 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): 82.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $13,265.43

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Felinski$13,265
  2. Specialty average$3,514

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

  1. UT PhysiciansBellaire, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Marie Felinski among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Melissa Marie Felinski, DO is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 surgery physician records list a practice address in Bellaire

They are 16 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellaire, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Oluwatumininu AkintonwaBellaire, TX 774011073140844
  2. Kulvinder Bajwa, MDBellaire, TX 774011386679637
  3. Rizwan Chaudhry, MDBellaire, TX 774011942328778
  4. Ray Chen, MDBellaire, TX 774011699859462
  5. Luke Crawford, MDBellaire, TX 774011861980252
  6. William Garrett, M.D.Bellaire, TX 774011669441606
  7. Pouya Iranmanesh, MDBellaire, TX 774011033698899
  8. Maureen McGill, MDBellaire, TX 774011134757149

Common questions

What is Melissa Marie Felinski, DO's NPI number?

Melissa Marie Felinski, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689962045, issued on Jul 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Marie Felinski, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6700 West Loop S Ste 500, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 892-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Marie Felinski, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q7039, as entered by the provider. 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 Marie Felinski, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Marie Felinski, DO had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Marie Felinski, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.

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