Melissa C. Gray, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Athens, AL
Melissa C. Gray, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Alabama, and NPI 1215298849, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (Alabama 31519, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa C. Gray
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31519 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 721 W Market St Ste D, Athens, AL 35611
- Phone
- (256) 787-2924
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 408-9971
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120726000387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 721 W Market St Ste D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa C. Gray in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,056 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 614 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium424 claims
- Gabapentin382 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate328 claims
- Omeprazole300 claims
- Lisinopril275 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen263 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: $585.55
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- Better Weighs TO Better Health LLCAthens, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa C. Gray among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Melissa C. Gray, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 21 of the 506 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Melissa C. Gray, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa C. Gray, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215298849, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa C. Gray, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 721 W Market St Ste D, Athens, AL, 35611. Phone: (256) 787-2924. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa C. Gray, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 31519, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa C. Gray, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa C. Gray, M.D. had 10,056 Medicare Part D claims for 607 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.