Melvin L. McFarlin, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Independence, MO
Melvin L. McFarlin, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1508059239, issued on Aug 27, 2007. Check the license on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin L. McFarlin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 1638 W US Highway 24, Independence, MO 64050
- Phone
- (816) 627-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (816) 448-2925
- Medicaid IDs
- 1508059239 MO
200570620A KS
200570620B KS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080214000602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1638 W US Highway 24
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jane Garney, ARNPNurse Practitioner1336184654
Verify Melvin L. McFarlin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing ArtsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
565 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone147 claims
- Azithromycin63 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim34 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro29 claims
- Azelastine Hcl26 claims
- Amoxicillin24 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: $91.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Urgent Care Express LLCSaint Joseph, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin L. McFarlin among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Melvin L. McFarlin, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Independence
They are 50 of the 1,810 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Melvin L. McFarlin, MD's NPI number?
Melvin L. McFarlin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508059239, issued on Aug 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin L. McFarlin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1638 W US Highway 24, Independence, MO, 64050. Phone: (816) 627-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin L. McFarlin, MD's license?
Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvin L. McFarlin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin L. McFarlin, MD had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.