Melvin Cherry, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lansing, MI
Melvin Cherry, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lansing, Michigan, and NPI 1386735413, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301072725, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Cherry
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4301072725 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5303 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48911
- Phone
- (517) 887-4302
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5303 S Cedar St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristin AckleyClinical Social Worker1972564599
- Michelle Adams, LLPCProfessional Counselor1093168361
- Joanne Adrian, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013017086
- Kyle Anderson, LMSWClinical Social Worker1356620793
- Alysha Ausmus, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316617194
- Dana Balander, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053411074
Verify Melvin Cherry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301072725Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,231 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium912 claims
- Eliquis707 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate325 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium265 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl250 claims
- Levetiracetam225 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Melvin Cherry among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Melvin Cherry, MD is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lansing
They are 135 of the 5,276 NPPES records with a practice address in Lansing, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Melvin Cherry, MD's NPI number?
Melvin Cherry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386735413, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Cherry, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5303 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI, 48911. Phone: (517) 887-4302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Cherry, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301072725, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvin Cherry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Cherry, MD had 11,231 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melvin Cherry, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.