Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1043444565, issued on May 12, 2009. Check the license (Texas N9582, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Louise Kirkwood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- N9582 TX
MT194899 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
- Phone
- (214) 645-2102
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110920000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Louise Kirkwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N9582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel40 claims
- Prednisone14 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): 74.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,984.33
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Louise Kirkwood among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas
Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.
All 368 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- George Clagett, MDDallas, TX 753901801858790
- John Modrall, MDDallas, TX 753901457435398
- Bala Ramanan, M.B.B.S.Dallas, TX 753901811144025
- Darshan Randhawa, MDDallas, TX 753901063972743
- Carlos Timaran, MDDallas, TX 753901588627269
- Todd Cumbie, MDTexarkana, TX 755031679777585
Common questions
What is Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043444565, issued on May 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 645-2102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N9582, 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 Louise Kirkwood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Louise Kirkwood, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.