Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Wilmington, NC
Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1518057868, issued on Oct 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-01132, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Faith Game Shipley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 2010-01132 NC
TL31580 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 763-3601
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 763-4608
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101008000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Faith Game Shipley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2010-01132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth62 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): 90.6 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: $443.51
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Wilmington Eye, P.A.Wilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Faith Game Shipley among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Andracchi, MDWilmington, NC 284031205835915
- Alan Brown, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031649278433
- Frederick Butler, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031306945795
- Christopher Covington, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284031093836215
- Richard Hawkins, MDWilmington, NC 284031437236114
- Mary Hoffman, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031760477806
- Travis Jenkins, MDWilmington, NC 284031174842363
- Kathleen Leone, MD FACSWilmington, NC 284031306937768
Common questions
What is Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518057868, issued on Oct 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 763-3601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-01132, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Faith Game Shipley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 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.