Russell W. Melton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lynchburg, VA
Russell W. Melton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lynchburg, Virginia, and NPI 1326021486, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101-055801, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell W. Melton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101-055801 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2323 Memorial Ave Ste 10, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Phone
- (434) 200-5200
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 005646847 VA
005646944 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080829000310); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell W. Melton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101-055801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,597 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate120 claims
- Losartan Potassium61 claims
- Omeprazole57 claims
- Lisinopril48 claims
- Eliquis44 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): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Centra Medical Group LLCLynchburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell W. Melton among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Russell W. Melton, MD is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
90 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lynchburg
They are 90 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Lynchburg, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Russell W. Melton, MD's NPI number?
Russell W. Melton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326021486, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell W. Melton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 Memorial Ave Ste 10, Lynchburg, VA, 24501. Phone: (434) 200-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell W. Melton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101-055801, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Russell W. Melton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell W. Melton, MD had 1,597 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell W. Melton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.