NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD

Pediatrics Physician · St Simons Island, GA

Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in St Simons Island, Georgia, and NPI 1023040581, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 074624, 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
1023040581
Name
Melissa A. Wood-Katz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License numbers
074624 GA
E-6154 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7000 Wellness Way Ste 7230, St Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone
(912) 634-2795
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(912) 638-5636
Medicaid ID
333473715B GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120503000399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2002
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7000 Wellness Way Ste 7230

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

  1. Leanna Hollander, DOPediatrics Physician1831652023
  2. Melinda Peterlin, MDPediatrics Physician1194712505

Verify Melissa A. Wood-Katz 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: $23.12

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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 Wood-Katz$23.12
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Arkansas Childrens Professional Services Organization LLCLittle Rock, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa A. Wood-Katz among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia

Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2011 among the 117 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

6 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in St Simons Island

They are 6 of the 112 NPPES records with a practice address in St Simons Island, and 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Cardin, M.D.Saint Simons Island, GA 315221235308750
  2. Lee Heery, MDSt Simons Island, GA 315221699873299
  3. Leanna Hollander, DOSt Simons Island, GA 315221831652023
  4. Frances Owen, M.D.St Simons Island, GA 315221346353554
  5. Melinda Peterlin, MDSt Simons Island, GA 315221194712505
  6. Yasmin Seay, MDSt Simons Island, GA 315221871174227
  7. Benjamin Sandifer, MDBrunswick, GA 315231609432699
  8. Ayman Aljabi, MDBrunswick, GA 315201902944234

Common questions

What is Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD's NPI number?

Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023040581, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7000 Wellness Way Ste 7230, St Simons Island, GA, 31522. Phone: (912) 634-2795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa A. Wood-Katz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 074624, 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.

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.