Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Mt Pleasant, SC
Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, and NPI 1437107851, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 13966, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Hodge Hunter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 13966 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Wingo Way Ste 304, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
- Phone
- (843) 402-1741
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- TL2150 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000519); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 180 Wingo Way Ste 304
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Hodge Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13966Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,068 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium171 claims
- Losartan Potassium94 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
- Meloxicam66 claims
- Simvastatin66 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: $173.30
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkMt Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Hodge Hunter among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mt Pleasant
They are 35 of the 1,043 NPPES records with a practice address in Mt Pleasant, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edgar Barnard, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641023004546
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- Frank Fairey, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641487603981
- John Knepper, D.O.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641063495067
- Patrick Lovegrove, DOMt Pleasant, SC 294641417945171
- Demetrios Papadopoulos, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641568458453
- Gregory Perron, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641912985151
Common questions
What is Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437107851, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Wingo Way Ste 304, Mt Pleasant, SC, 29464. Phone: (843) 402-1741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 13966, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Hodge Hunter, MD had 2,068 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.