NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY

Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1457381188, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 40672, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1457381188
Name
Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
40672 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 E Chestnut St Bldg Suite303, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone
(502) 629-5552
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2023
Fax
(502) 629-3132
Medicaid IDs
200852080 IN
7100005210 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060811000077); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2003
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 200 E Chestnut St Bldg Suite303

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

  1. Cristy Abreu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740509488
  2. Bahjat Aladili, MD., MPH.Internal Medicine Physician1336501683
  3. Hasan Aladili, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1306378534
  4. Toni Allen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1467828947
  5. Abigail AugensteinInternal Medicine Physician1942664057
  6. John Beal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558725838

Verify Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

609 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Hiser-Kohler609
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone28 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  4. Eliquis20 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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): 100 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY

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

Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

457 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville

They are 457 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Britt, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021265424824
  2. Keith Carter, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021134111792
  3. Barbara Casper, MDLouisville, KY 402021124013776
  4. Jason Chesney, MDLouisville, KY 402021407837917
  5. Matthew Fargen, MDLouisville, KY 402021376534719
  6. Haeshik Gorr, MDLouisville, KY 402021821083478
  7. Jennifer Koch, MDLouisville, KY 402021134114788
  8. Rick Lawson, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021689676504

Common questions

What is Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457381188, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 E Chestnut St Bldg Suite303, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 629-5552. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 40672, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D. had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa M. Hiser-Kohler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.