Melody Counts, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Newport, TN
Melody Counts, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Newport, Tennessee, and NPI 1811994700, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 63783, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Counts
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 63783 TN
0101233837 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 407 4TH St, Newport, TN 37821
- Phone
- (423) 623-6240
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2023
- Fax
- (423) 623-0102
- Medicaid IDs
- 1811994700 VA
Q008401 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211111000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 407 4TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wayne Berry, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508244435
- Lori Black, PTPhysical Therapist1669533782
- Shawna Dunn, FNP, B-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366969792
- Angelo Garbarino, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215912647
- Michael Hood, MDFamily Medicine Physician1053396432
- David Kickliter, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609850569
Verify Melody Counts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,469 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone326 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Omeprazole35 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: $14.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Recover Together IncManchester, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Counts among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Melody Counts, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport
They are 15 of the 320 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Newport → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wayne Berry, MDNewport, TN 378211508244435
- Thomas Conway, MDNewport, TN 378211558330241
- Angelo Garbarino, MDNewport, TN 378211215912647
- Rajkamal Harricharan SinghNewport, TN 378211891054540
- Kabir Harricharan Singh, MDNewport, TN 378211588919518
- Michael Hood, MDNewport, TN 378211053396432
- Kathryn Hunt, MDNewport, TN 378211538329248
- David Kickliter, MDNewport, TN 378211609850569
Common questions
What is Melody Counts, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melody Counts, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811994700, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Counts, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 407 4TH St, Newport, TN, 37821. Phone: (423) 623-6240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Counts, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63783, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melody Counts, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Counts, M.D. had 1,469 Medicare Part D claims for 334 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.