Tina Melanson, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Tina Melanson, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1437125119, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 5105, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tina Melanson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 5105 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 E 21St St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 322-5800
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1001 E 21St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tina Melanson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 5105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,136 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol119 claims
- Calcium Acetate82 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Lisinopril74 claims
- Potassium Chloride47 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $28.51
3 payments, mostly education; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Prairie Lakes Health Care System IncDawson, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 23 nephrology physician records in South Dakota.
Other nephrology physician records in South Dakota
- Jeremy Awori, MDSioux Falls, SD1326524000
- Fredric Birch, MDRapid City, SD1851349906
- Dana Brandys, D.O.Sioux Falls, SD1336339357
- Jennifer Fillaus, D.O.Yankton, SD1760696967
- Oleg Georgiev, MDSioux Falls, SD1851358600
- Erin Greer, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1780662437
- Lu Huber, MDSioux Falls, SD1629278759
- Sara Jdiaa, MDDakota Dunes, SD1346047222
- Richard Jensen, MDSioux Falls, SD1083671408
- David Kovaleski, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1902872674
Common questions
What is Tina Melanson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tina Melanson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437125119, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tina Melanson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 E 21St St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 322-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tina Melanson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 5105, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tina Melanson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tina Melanson, M.D. had 1,136 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tina Melanson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.