NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melody Swinford, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Quitman, TX

Melody Swinford, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Quitman, Texas, and NPI 1356412316, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4202, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1356412316
Name
Melody Swinford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L4202 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
606 E Goode St, Quitman, TX 75783
Phone
(903) 763-2421
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(903) 763-0812
Medicaid ID
153781301 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100819000679); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1999
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 606 E Goode St

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

  1. Troy Gaines, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1568227320
  2. Valerie McWhorter, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689248015
  3. David NicholsSleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1770720377
  4. Scott Olson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730279639

Verify Melody Swinford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,457 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 314 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melody Swinford6,457
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium310 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium291 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate260 claims
  5. Lisinopril243 claims
  6. Omeprazole165 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): 81.1 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 score98.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Family Care Center QuitmanQuitman, TX

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

Melody Swinford among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Melody Swinford, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Quitman

They are 8 of the 47 NPPES records with a practice address in Quitman, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Cathey, MDQuitman, TX 757831356455356
  2. James Dopson, MDQuitman, TX 757831528031432
  3. Christian Ferrer, MDQuitman, TX 757831376077164
  4. Hope Hardy, DOQuitman, TX 757831972248367
  5. Norman Hicks, MDQuitman, TX 757831356315741
  6. Scott Olson, MDQuitman, TX 757831730279639
  7. Beverly Waddleton, DOQuitman, TX 757831629004684
  8. Mary Manis, M.S. M.D.Rusk, TX 757851457352288

Common questions

What is Melody Swinford, MD's NPI number?

Melody Swinford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356412316, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melody Swinford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 E Goode St, Quitman, TX, 75783. Phone: (903) 763-2421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melody Swinford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L4202, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melody Swinford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melody Swinford, MD had 6,457 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melody Swinford, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 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.