NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Ann Tipton, DO

Pediatrics Physician · Dalton, GA

Melissa Ann Tipton, DO is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1164928032, issued on Mar 31, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 90147, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite 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
1164928032
Name
Melissa Ann Tipton
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
90147 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1575 Chattanooga Ave Ste 1, Dalton, GA 30720
Phone
(706) 876-2130
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2023
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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Also registered at 1575 Chattanooga Ave Ste 1

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Cabrera, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1861165524
  2. Brandy Clark, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1669019600
  3. Kelly Cline, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1871877381
  4. Amber GossFamily Nurse Practitioner1861023913
  5. Amirah Johnson, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1821298480
  6. Merle Milburn, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1124073986

Verify Melissa Ann Tipton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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: $15.29

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Tipton$15.29
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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

Melissa Ann Tipton among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia

Melissa Ann Tipton, DO is one of 2,258 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

33 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Dalton

They are 33 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Dalton, and 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Edwards, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201730274960
  2. Cole Ezeoke, MDDalton, GA 307201437144003
  3. Susan Hartley, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201033143953
  4. Milca Hernandez-Aviles, MDDalton, GA 307201225005812
  5. Adam Horne, MDDalton, GA 307201922218445
  6. Merle Milburn, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201124073986
  7. Rajeshkumar Miniyar, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201790706596
  8. Cathy Pak, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201871609511

Common questions

What is Melissa Ann Tipton, DO's NPI number?

Melissa Ann Tipton, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164928032, issued on Mar 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Ann Tipton, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1575 Chattanooga Ave Ste 1, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 876-2130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Ann Tipton, DO's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 90147, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. 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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