Michael Newton Melson, MD
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Brevard, NC
Michael Newton Melson, MD is a sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Brevard, North Carolina, and NPI 1629698436, issued on Apr 22, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-03260, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Newton Melson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081S0010X
- License numbers
- 2025-03260 NC
260634 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 89 Hospital Dr, Brevard, NC 28712
- Phone
- (828) 258-8800
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 258-0416
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251114001715); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Newton Melson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-03260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 406 among the 410 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergeortho PAAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Newton Melson among 34 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in North Carolina
Michael Newton Melson, MD is one of 34 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081S0010X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 34 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in North Carolina.
All 34 in North Carolina → Every provider in Brevard → Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Elliott, ATCWest Jefferson, NC 286941194478925
- Ryan KohoutAsheville, NC 288031790128809
- Austin Hille, CATAsheville, NC 288061285159905
- Abigail RiceBoone, NC 286071326983255
- Nicholas Jasper, MDWilmington, NC 284121356535884
- Evan Langley, PT, DPTWilmington, NC 284031427807205
- Jordan Bettleyon, MS, LAT, ATC, EP-CFayetteville, NC 283111841784170
- Eric Super, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101336601558
Common questions
What is Michael Newton Melson, MD's NPI number?
Michael Newton Melson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629698436, issued on Apr 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Newton Melson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 89 Hospital Dr, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: (828) 258-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Newton Melson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-03260, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Newton Melson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Newton Melson, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 406. 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.