Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Cookeville, TN
Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1053305946, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000035735, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Seth Rapelyea
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- MD0000035735 TN
35735 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4495 Bear Lake RD, Cookeville, TN 38506
- Phone
- (952) 595-1242
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (952) 935-2757
- Medicaid IDs
- 38698921 TN
4714334 MI
64056641 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061019000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest diagnostic radiology physician records → All 968 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Verify Melvin Seth Rapelyea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000035735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Chesapeake Open Mri L L CAnnapolis, MD
- Community Radiology Associates IncGermantown, MD
- Maryland Imaging Network PCWaldorf, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Seth Rapelyea among 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee
Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D. is one of 968 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 657 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 968 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ginny Charnock, MDCookeville, TN 385011508831082
- Jason Hardin, MDCookeville, TN 385011710183470
- Donald Huff, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011013066810
- William Humphrey, MDCookeville, TN 385011043244684
- John Limbacher, MDCookeville, TN 385011053337188
- Spencer Madell, MDCookeville, TN 385011033198981
- Seth Means, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011922271873
- Richard Stults, MDPulaski, TN 384781023004397
Common questions
What is Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053305946, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4495 Bear Lake RD, Cookeville, TN, 38506. Phone: (952) 595-1242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000035735, 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.
What is Melvin Seth Rapelyea, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.