NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX

Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1497109649, issued on Apr 13, 2016. Check the license (Texas R8628, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497109649
Name
Melissa Renee Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R8628 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
Phone
(214) 820-2361
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Melissa Renee Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $1,242.13

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. 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.

  1. Melissa Nelson$1,242.13
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa Renee Nelson among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

956 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 956 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  4. Linsheng Guo, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461053365510
  5. Donald Kennerly, MDDallas, TX 752461538124763
  6. Susan Kohl, MDDallas, TX 752461528098811
  7. Ruth Krishnan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461265480685
  8. Andrew Masica, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461881625440

Common questions

What is Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497109649, issued on Apr 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 820-2361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Renee Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R8628, 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.

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.

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