Melissa Louise Purvis, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Paducah, KY
Melissa Louise Purvis, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1710144746, issued on May 19, 2008. Check the license (Kentucky 43865, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Louise Purvis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 43865 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Medical Center Dr, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 444-4250
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 444-4260
- Medicaid ID
- 7100136420 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100927001039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Louise Purvis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 43865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
21,213 Medicare Part D claims for 862 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 550 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium886 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate614 claims
- Lisinopril597 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium564 claims
- Omeprazole545 claims
- Losartan Potassium505 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky LLCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Louise Purvis among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Melissa Louise Purvis, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Paducah
They are 30 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Louise Purvis, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Louise Purvis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710144746, issued on May 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Louise Purvis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Medical Center Dr, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 444-4250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Louise Purvis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 43865, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Louise Purvis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Louise Purvis, MD had 21,213 Medicare Part D claims for 862 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.