NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa A. Whitson, D.O.

Pediatrics Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Melissa A. Whitson, D.O. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1609879337, issued on May 26, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 2008015366, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1609879337
Name
Melissa A. Whitson
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
2008015366 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16 Hampton Village Plz 220, Saint Louis, MO 63109
Phone
(314) 351-2004
Enumerated
May 26, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(314) 351-0347
Medicaid ID
1609879337 MO
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Melissa Whitson53
  2. Specialty average375

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: $69.14

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Seqirus USA Inc. 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 Whitson$69.14
  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 A. Whitson among 1,560 pediatrics physician records in Missouri

Melissa A. Whitson, D.O. is one of 1,560 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 34% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 48% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

443 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 443 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,560 pediatrics physician records in Missouri.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Aubuchon, MDSaint Louis, MO 631091336302660
  2. Elizabeth Kent, MDSaint Louis, MO 631091215506555
  3. Shilpa Menolascino, MDSaint Louis, MO 631091508112301
  4. Thomas Motier, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631091053311100
  5. Jerome O'Neil, MDSaint Louis, MO 631091982675641
  6. Santiago Plurad, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631091215902101
  7. Robert Spewak, MDSaint Louis, MO 631091578534236
  8. Karen Whiteside, MDSaint Louis, MO 631091417928078

Common questions

What is Melissa A. Whitson, D.O.'s NPI number?

Melissa A. Whitson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609879337, issued on May 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa A. Whitson, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Hampton Village Plz 220, Saint Louis, MO, 63109. Phone: (314) 351-2004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa A. Whitson, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2008015366, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa A. Whitson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa A. Whitson, D.O. had 53 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.