Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D.
Surgical Oncology Physician · Lewisville, TX
Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D. is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Lewisville, Texas, and NPI 1891938379, issued on Apr 13, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q2573, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Hester Kinney
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License number
- Q2573 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
- Phone
- (972) 429-1300
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2022
- Fax
- (372) 459-1363
- Medicaid ID
- 366940001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150610001055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shaghayegh Ababaf, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912372145
- Jeanette Acker, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1689335226
- Kristie Adame, RD,CDERegistered Dietitian1861729832
- Safa AhmadAnesthesiologist Assistant1346195997
- Stephen Aryeetey, NPNurse Practitioner1912613050
- Candis Beard, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1104801406
Verify Melissa Hester Kinney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q2573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical oncology physician in 2024
290 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 87 among the 1,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen91 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er33 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate19 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 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): 89.4 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: $459.59
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,132 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,224.74 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
- Texas Oncology PADallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Hester Kinney among 206 surgical oncology physician records in Texas
Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D. is one of 206 surgical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086X0206X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 206 surgical oncology physician records in Texas.
All 206 in Texas → Every provider in Lewisville → Surgical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Clifford, M.D.Irving, TX 750611730122763
- Thomas Le Voyer, MD FACSMcKinney, TX 750691174513527
- Shrawan Gaitonde, MDMcKinney, TX 750711649469495
- Meghan Hansen, MDMcKinney, TX 750711730490541
- Beth Anglin, M.D.Plano, TX 750751164518288
- Amy Eastman, MDRockwall, TX 750321487858304
- Hassan Ahmed, MDPlano, TX 750931295020386
- Muhammad Butt, MDPlano, TX 750931619203403
Common questions
What is Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891938379, issued on Apr 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Main St, Lewisville, TX, 75057. Phone: (972) 429-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q2573, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D. had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgical oncology physician prescribers was 87. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Hester Kinney, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.