Dr. Melika Zarei Deaton , MD
Plastic Surgery β’ Atlanta, GA
1364 Clifton Rd Ne
Atlanta, GA 303221059
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1364 Clifton Rd Ne
Atlanta, GA 303221059
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Atlanta, GA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $431.66 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $431.66 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $306.66 across 5 records.
- MOTIVA USA, LLC: $125.00 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Deaton has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Deaton as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Atlanta and Georgia
67 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Atlanta, GA (183 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Atlanta
4.5% of these 67 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
40.3% of these 67 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $39.37 in 2023 to $431.66 in 2025.
- 2023: $39.37
- 2024: $269.95
- 2025: $431.66
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $431.66.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTIVA USA, LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Motiva Implant Matrix | General | $125.00 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $123.15 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $106.40 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $50.00 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $15.66 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $11.45 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-07-06NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I20240326001887
GA
7214350032
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
1001 Johnson Fy Rd Ne
Atlanta, GA 303421605
Phone: 4047855437
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (license number reported to NPPES: GA 98251)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 98251)
Recorded as MELIKA DEATON, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1364 CLIFTON RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 303221059 (Tel: 4047275658)
Registered at 1364 CLIFTON RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 303221059
Recorded as MELIKA ZAREI
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Atlanta
- Dr. Nicholas Jones, MD
- Dr. Andrew Rosenthal, MD
- Dr. Alexandra Hart, MD
- Dr. Mark Deutsch, MD
- Dr. Robert Fang, MD
- Dr. Farzad Nahai, MD
Mailing Address
1364 Clifton Rd Ne
Atlanta, GA 303221059