Melissa E. Sanders, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Pearl, MS
Melissa E. Sanders, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pearl, Mississippi, and NPI 1184156804, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 28032, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa E. Sanders
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28032 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 S Pearson RD, Pearl, MS 39208
- Phone
- (601) 968-1237
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 968-1246
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200824003175); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William Carey University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa E. Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 28032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,557 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium453 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate329 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium269 claims
- Losartan Potassium212 claims
- Omeprazole202 claims
- Gabapentin178 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): 71 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: $845.35
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Medical Foundation OF Central Mississippi IncPearl, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa E. Sanders among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Melissa E. Sanders, DO is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pearl
They are 8 of the 198 NPPES records with a practice address in Pearl, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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- Teresa Mendenhall, M.D.Pearl, MS 392081275566697
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Common questions
What is Melissa E. Sanders, DO's NPI number?
Melissa E. Sanders, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184156804, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa E. Sanders, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 S Pearson RD, Pearl, MS, 39208. Phone: (601) 968-1237. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa E. Sanders, DO's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 28032, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa E. Sanders, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa E. Sanders, DO had 7,557 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa E. Sanders, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 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.