Melissa R. Stephens, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Meridian, MS
Melissa R. Stephens, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1871544205, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 22278, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa R. Stephens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22278 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 905C S Frontage RD, Meridian, MS 39301
- Phone
- (601) 482-4922
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2023
- Fax
- (601) 482-4957
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa R. Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 22278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
389 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate16 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Alendronate Sodium13 claims
- Gabapentin13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $63.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma 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.
Melissa R. Stephens among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Melissa R. Stephens, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Meridian
They are 70 of the 1,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Meridian, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Melissa R. Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa R. Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871544205, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa R. Stephens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905C S Frontage RD, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (601) 482-4922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa R. Stephens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 22278, 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 R. Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa R. Stephens, M.D. had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.