Melissa H. Handley, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Lufkin, TX
Melissa H. Handley, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1881799138, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas J4184, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa H. Handley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- J4184 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Tulane Dr Ste A, Lufkin, TX 75901
- Phone
- (936) 404-4602
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2025
- Fax
- (936) 262-6504
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa H. Handley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J4184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $58.21
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Melissa H. Handley among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Melissa H. Handley, MD is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in Texas
There are 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
All 5,641 in Texas → Every provider in Lufkin → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Ford, MDLufkin, TX 759041740854736
- Jeffrey Glass, MDLufkin, TX 759041023120136
- Cristina Graves, MDLufkin, TX 759041811009939
- Ghazala Khan, MDLufkin, TX 759041699870949
- Suhasini Malladi, MDLufkin, TX 759041629065511
- Amol Deshpande, MDTrinity, TX 758621922140615
- Kalyan Rath, M.D.Jasper, TX 759511639188147
- Chaninthorn Setabutr, M.D.Jasper, TX 759511669464269
Common questions
What is Melissa H. Handley, MD's NPI number?
Melissa H. Handley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881799138, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa H. Handley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Tulane Dr Ste A, Lufkin, TX, 75901. Phone: (936) 404-4602. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa H. Handley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J4184, 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.
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.