NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melody Ko, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Melody Ko, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1801134309, issued on Jan 18, 2013. Check the license (Minnesota 80891, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801134309
Name
Melody Ko
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License numbers
80891 MN
4301113590 MI
MD466362 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone
(612) 273-3000
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250917001086); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2450 Riverside Ave

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

  1. Grant Aakre, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1518354273
  2. Ramona Aaseby-Aguilera, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407896269
  3. Abdallah Abboud, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1912314824
  4. Boburbek Abdugabborov, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053293472
  5. Mayada Abu ShanapStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780083998
  6. Rebecca Abuayed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356287080

Verify Melody Ko in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $113.72

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melody Ko$113.72
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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. Fairview Health ServicesBurnsville, MN

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

Melody Ko among 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Minnesota

Melody Ko, M.D. is one of 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 86 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brienne SauvageauMinneapolis, MN 554541356994404
  2. Michael Thorp, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554541407267248
  3. Tague Thorson, MDMinneapolis, MN 554541922595206
  4. Jennifer Weinberg, MDMinneapolis, MN 554541174830194
  5. William Browne, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551497847321
  6. Monica Campo Patino, M.D., MPHMinneapolis, MN 554551326255787
  7. Firas Elmufdi, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551295966125
  8. Steven Skolasinski, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551396005864

Common questions

What is Melody Ko, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melody Ko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801134309, issued on Jan 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melody Ko, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55454. Phone: (612) 273-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melody Ko, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 80891, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Melody Ko, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.