Melissa Christine Kander, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH
Melissa Christine Kander, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1174051809, issued on May 25, 2017. Check the license (Ohio 35.138079, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Christine Kander
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35.138079 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4830 Knightsbridge Blvd Ste A, Columbus, OH 43214
- Phone
- (614) 451-2174
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (614) 451-1742
- Medicaid ID
- 0395107 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200406000266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4830 Knightsbridge Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Naylor, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558821991
Verify Melissa Christine Kander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.138079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,064 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 120 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium728 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium476 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate422 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium392 claims
- Losartan Potassium310 claims
- Lisinopril309 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: $273.97
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Inc.Columbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Christine Kander among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Melissa Christine Kander, MD is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
580 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 580 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Christine Kander, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Christine Kander, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174051809, issued on May 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Christine Kander, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4830 Knightsbridge Blvd Ste A, Columbus, OH, 43214. Phone: (614) 451-2174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Christine Kander, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.138079, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Christine Kander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Christine Kander, MD had 9,064 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.