Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1821059593, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 29591, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Maxine Hicks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 29591 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 257-4730
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 257-4738
- Medicaid ID
- 1821059593 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100602000901); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Maxine Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 29591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,435 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl145 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium133 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium92 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium91 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Maxine Hicks among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821059593, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Hendersonville RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 257-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 29591, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD had 3,435 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Maxine Hicks, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.