Melvin Ashford, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Woodbury, MN
Melvin Ashford, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1053321745, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 43366, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Ashford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 43366 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10731 Hawthorn Trl, Woodbury, MN 55129
- Phone
- (651) 253-4089
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 286933100 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051212000062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Ashford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 43366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
396 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Solifenacin Succinate34 claims
- Progesterone30 claims
- Estradiol25 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro22 claims
- Tolterodine Tartrate Er21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $68.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Minnesota Womens Care PAWoodbury, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Ashford among 878 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Minnesota
Melvin Ashford, MD is one of 878 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 73% 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, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 569 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 878 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Minnesota.
All 878 in Minnesota → Every provider in Woodbury → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberly Fischer, MDShoreview, MN 551261255390142
- Laura France, M.D.Shoreview, MN 551261497732481
- Greta Larsen, M.D.Shoreview, MN 551261497971543
- Oya Burcin Ozel, MDShoreview, MN 551261740233220
- Emily Beres, MDWoodbury, MN 551251982865028
- Justin Boeke, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251073933321
- Corinne Brown-Robinson, MDWoodbury, MN 551251881983237
- Elizabeth George, MDWoodbury, MN 551251871987230
Common questions
What is Melvin Ashford, MD's NPI number?
Melvin Ashford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053321745, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Ashford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10731 Hawthorn Trl, Woodbury, MN, 55129. Phone: (651) 253-4089. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Ashford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 43366, 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.
How much does Melvin Ashford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Ashford, MD had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.