NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melita Louise Tate, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Tulsa, OK

Melita Louise Tate, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and NPI 1740289966, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Oklahoma 21826, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; 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
1740289966
Name
Melita Louise Tate
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
21826 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6160 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone
(918) 495-2600
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 29, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(918) 497-3007
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 6160 S Yale Ave

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Verify Melita Louise Tate in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

939 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melita Tate939
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
  2. Pregabalin43 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate38 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl30 claims
  6. Diazepam28 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: $1,362.73

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ModernaTX, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melita Tate$1,362.73
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Melita Louise Tate among 1,115 internal medicine physician records in Oklahoma

Melita Louise Tate, MD is one of 1,115 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

307 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tulsa

They are 307 of the 18,643 NPPES records with a practice address in Tulsa, and 1,115 internal medicine physician records in Oklahoma.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bailey, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361699750349
  2. Kami Barton, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361235114471
  3. Vincent Bryan, DOTulsa, OK 741361134129356
  4. Brent Dennis, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361932185709
  5. Stephen Fincher, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361952388555
  6. Johnny Fowler, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361184601619
  7. Mark Galles, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361982681482
  8. Philip Hess, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361750368924

Common questions

What is Melita Louise Tate, MD's NPI number?

Melita Louise Tate, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740289966, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melita Louise Tate, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6160 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK, 74136. Phone: (918) 495-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melita Louise Tate, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 21826, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melita Louise Tate, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melita Louise Tate, MD had 939 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.