Melvin D. Law, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Nashville, TN
Melvin D. Law, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1922099340, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 18073, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin D. Law
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 18073 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 395 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN 37211
- Phone
- (615) 329-0333
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 321-0509
- Medicaid ID
- 3808558 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100625000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 395 Wallace RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melvin D. Law in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
491 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Gabapentin59 claims
- Meloxicam55 claims
- Tymlos48 claims
- Methocarbamol45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 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: $3,368.88
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCGoodlettsville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin D. Law among 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee
Melvin D. Law, MD is one of 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee.
All 46 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Burrus, MDNashville, TN 372091154313302
- Daniel Kiridly, M.D.Nashville, TN 372071043697279
- Lawrence Babat, MDNashville, TN 372031619978822
- Wesley Coker, MDNashville, TN 372031790775179
- Colin Crosby, MDNashville, TN 372031558565036
- Elliott Kim, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031134562051
- Morgan Lorio, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031730156720
- Amir Abtahi, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321730405101
Common questions
What is Melvin D. Law, MD's NPI number?
Melvin D. Law, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922099340, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin D. Law, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 395 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 329-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin D. Law, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18073, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvin D. Law, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin D. Law, MD had 491 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.