Melorah I. Avery, DO
Psychiatry Physician · Richmond, VA
Melorah I. Avery, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1295180057, issued on Apr 29, 2016. Check the license (Virginia 0102205180, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melorah I. Avery
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 0102205180 VA
6930 TN
2020-03708 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 N 2ND St, Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone
- (804) 828-9452
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Fax
- (804) 828-9282
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201130001098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 N 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melorah I. Avery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0102205180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 76.2 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMorganton, NC
- Watauga Medical Center IncBoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melorah I. Avery among 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia
Melorah I. Avery, DO is one of 1,395 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 81% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 567 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 168 of the 14,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Melorah I. Avery, DO's NPI number?
Melorah I. Avery, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295180057, issued on Apr 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melorah I. Avery, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 N 2ND St, Richmond, VA, 23219. Phone: (804) 828-9452. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melorah I. Avery, DO's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102205180, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melorah I. Avery, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melorah I. Avery, DO had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melorah I. Avery, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.