Melissa L. Means, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Bethesda, MD
Melissa L. Means, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1932157195, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0054722, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa L. Means
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- D0054722 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8600 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Phone
- (301) 896-3100
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 896-2393
- Medicaid IDs
- 172302200 MD
034468200 DC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070508000509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa L. Means in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0054722Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 86.8 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: $115.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, IncLaurel, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa L. Means among 212 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Maryland
Melissa L. Means, MD is one of 212 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 86% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207RC0200X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Maryland
There are 212 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cindy Bowen, M.B.B.SBethesda, MD 208141669646121
- Daniel Brodie, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141134206907
- Tet Chan, MDBethesda, MD 208141851349401
- Kevin Chung, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141760468177
- Joseph Fontana, MDBethesda, MD 208141679521223
- Lydia Gilbert-McClain, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141861513301
- Heather Jones, MDBethesda, MD 208141750339305
- Christopher Lettieri, MDBethesda, MD 208141689637787
Common questions
What is Melissa L. Means, MD's NPI number?
Melissa L. Means, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932157195, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa L. Means, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8600 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD, 20814. Phone: (301) 896-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa L. Means, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0054722, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa L. Means, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa L. Means, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa L. Means, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 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.