Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Simpsonville, SC
Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Simpsonville, South Carolina, and NPI 1871655431, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 28555, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Jan Kneeland
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 28555 SC
23555 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 219 Batesville RD, Simpsonville, SC 29681
- Phone
- (864) 849-9170
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 849-9193
- Medicaid ID
- 285550 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060420000376); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Jan Kneeland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,858 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium112 claims
- Mounjaro94 claims
- Simvastatin93 claims
- Meloxicam79 claims
- Omeprazole79 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $407.87
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melody Jan Kneeland among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Simpsonville
They are 53 of the 1,142 NPPES records with a practice address in Simpsonville, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871655431, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 Batesville RD, Simpsonville, SC, 29681. Phone: (864) 849-9170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28555, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D. had 2,858 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melody Jan Kneeland, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.