Melvin Leslie Elson, MD
Specialist · Burns, TN
Melvin Leslie Elson, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Burns, Tennessee, and NPI 1689916066, issued on Mar 23, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee MD7061, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Leslie Elson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD7061 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4081 Highway 96, Burns, TN 37029
- Phone
- (615) 441-5227
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 740-1772
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Leslie Elson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license MD7061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Melvin Leslie Elson among 672 specialist records in Tennessee
Melvin Leslie Elson, MD is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 20% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 specialist record lists a practice address in Burns
They are 1 of the 19 NPPES records with a practice address in Burns, and 672 specialist records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Melvin Leslie Elson, MD's NPI number?
Melvin Leslie Elson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689916066, issued on Mar 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Leslie Elson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4081 Highway 96, Burns, TN, 37029. Phone: (615) 441-5227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Leslie Elson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD7061, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melvin Leslie Elson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Leslie Elson, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.