Melissa Kaufman, MD
Urology Physician · Nashville, TN
Melissa Kaufman, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1376690255, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 42261, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kaufman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 42261 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 936-0605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071023000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Kaufman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42261Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,385 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim186 claims
- Gemtesa179 claims
- Myrbetriq154 claims
- Trospium Chloride136 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate101 claims
- Sodium Chloride84 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): 97.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $62,390.43
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterSpring Hill, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melissa Kaufman among 289 urology physician records in Tennessee
Melissa Kaufman, MD is one of 289 urology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 59% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 289 urology physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Kaufman, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Kaufman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376690255, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kaufman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kaufman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 42261, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Kaufman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kaufman, MD had 1,385 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Kaufman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.