Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD
Dermatology Physician · Austin, TX
Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1730151549, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1393, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Rene Vander Straten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- M1393 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5145 N FM 620 Ranch Road, Bldg I, Austin, TX 78732
- Phone
- (512) 681-5900
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 681-5922
- Medicaid ID
- 334731201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050803000805); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Rene Vander Straten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,125 Medicare Part D claims for 480 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole159 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide143 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate138 claims
- Mupirocin130 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate70 claims
- Metronidazole60 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $232.44
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Epiphany Dermatology PAGeorgetown, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Rene Vander Straten among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Lain, M.D.Austin, TX 787321124079306
- Molly Campa, M.D.Austin, TX 787311053756940
- Jaculeen Dano, M.D.Austin, TX 787311619005840
- Elizabeth Geddes-Bruce, M.D.Austin, TX 787311306166152
- Bobby Kennedy, DOAustin, TX 787311487766937
- Amy Mason, M.D.Austin, TX 787311831242585
- Alison Messer, MDAustin, TX 787311598129975
- Jay Viernes, MDAustin, TX 787311053399477
Common questions
What is Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD's NPI number?
Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730151549, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5145 N FM 620 Ranch Road, Bldg I, Austin, TX, 78732. Phone: (512) 681-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1393, 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 Rene Vander Straten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD had 1,125 Medicare Part D claims for 480 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melody Rene Vander Straten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.