Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851365258, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas M6652, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvyn Augustus Harrington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- M6652 TX
36100323 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6620 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 986-5660
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2024
- Fax
- (708) 986-5661
- Medicaid ID
- 36100323 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070724000777); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvyn Augustus Harrington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6652Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
320 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 171 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine52 claims
- Meloxicam39 claims
- Celecoxib36 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium12 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,411.12
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Action Therapy Centers LimitedHouston, TX
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvyn Augustus Harrington among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD's NPI number?
Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851365258, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6620 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 986-5660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6652, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melvyn Augustus Harrington, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.