Dr. Melissa A Appleton , MD
Internal Medicine • Jackson, TN
700 W Forest Ave, Ste 300
Jackson, TN 383013937
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Dr. Melissa Appleton is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on April 26, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,188 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 908 service units.
- 99238 — Hospital discharge day management: 141 service units.
- 99239 — Hospital discharge day management: 63 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 328 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 34 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 28 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pantoprazole Sodium — 27 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 18 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Jackson, TN (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,144. Middle half: 546 to 2,535.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Tennessee (2024, 1,611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 791. Middle half: 360 to 2,030.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,834 in 2020 to 1,188 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
700 W Forest Ave
Ste 300
Jackson, TN 383013937
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: West Tennessee Healthcare Hospitalists Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine
1985
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
337 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $88,476 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $69,016 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
347 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$11,945 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $80.97 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $80.97 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- ABBVIE INC.: $29.46 across 2 records.
- Stryker Corporation: $28.55 across 1 record.
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $22.96 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).
Years since graduation
41 years (graduated 1985)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1985 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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. Appleton 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. Appleton 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 Jackson and Tennessee
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Jackson, TN (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,144. Middle half: 546 to 2,535.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Tennessee (2024, 1,611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 791. Middle half: 360 to 2,030.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Jackson, TN (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $83,683. Middle half: $59,016 to $130,356.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Tennessee (2024, 1,611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $69,187. Middle half: $31,162 to $121,898.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Jackson, TN (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,636. Middle half: $46,079 to $102,186.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Tennessee (2024, 1,611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $53,796. Middle half: $24,059 to $94,420.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Jackson, TN (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 318. Middle half: 108 to 4,281.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Tennessee (2024, 1,686 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 933. Middle half: 139 to 6,843.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Jackson, TN (2024, 48 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,339. Middle half: $2,613 to $242,687.
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Tennessee (2024, 1,686 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,826. Middle half: $7,500 to $530,936.
64 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Jackson, TN (2,599 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Jackson
4.7% of these 64 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
76.6% of these 64 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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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 35% from 1,834 in 2020 to 1,188 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,834
- 2021: 1,433
- 2022: 1,248
- 2023: 1,322
- 2024: 1,188
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 47% from $167,239 in 2020 to $88,476 in 2024.
- 2020: $167,239
- 2021: $121,517
- 2022: $89,344
- 2023: $102,908
- 2024: $88,476
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 48% from $133,912 in 2020 to $69,016 in 2024.
- 2020: $133,912
- 2021: $95,736
- 2022: $71,224
- 2023: $80,809
- 2024: $69,016
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 195% from 111 in 2020 to 328 in 2024.
- 2020: 111
- 2021: 128
- 2022: 143
- 2023: 164
- 2024: 328
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 200% from 116 in 2020 to 347 in 2024.
- 2020: 116
- 2021: 154
- 2022: 158
- 2023: 164
- 2024: 347
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 119% from $5,460 in 2020 to $11,945 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,460
- 2021: $8,225
- 2022: $7,481
- 2023: $8,757
- 2024: $11,945
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $168.59 in 2021 to $80.97 in 2025.
- 2021: $168.59
- 2022: $305.45
- 2023: $307.34
- 2024: $156.62
- 2025: $80.97
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $80.97.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $28.55 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUZYRA | General | $22.96 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UBRELVY | General | $15.57 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DALVANCE | General | $13.89 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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908 | 282 | $159.00 | $71.77 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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141 | 139 | $202.00 | $73.97 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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63 | 63 | $275.00 | $104.91 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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49 | 33 | $226.00 | $102.93 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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27 | 17 | $97.00 | $45.40 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 34 | 1,044 | $158.59 | 33 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 28 | 94 | $92.56 | 28 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 27 | 892 | $243.49 | 24 |
| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 22 | 168 | $190.61 | 22 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 21 | 452 | $49.11 | 15 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 21 | 181 | $412.14 | 21 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 20 | 550 | $308.40 | 19 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 18 | 570 | $144.90 | 18 |
| Colchicine | Colchicine | 18 | 126 | $212.04 | — |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 17 | 100 | $20.49 | 17 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 15 | 427 | $9,085.98 | 15 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 14 | 420 | $38.76 | 14 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 14 | 337 | $41.27 | 13 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 14 | 479 | $133.87 | 13 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 12 | 120 | $83.49 | — |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 11 | 330 | $28.12 | 11 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 11 | 112 | $404.55 | 11 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 11 | 425 | $296.73 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RI0200X
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20071207000837
TN
7719076199
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
West Tennessee Healthcare Hospitalists Inc
620 Skyline Dr, Jackson, TN 383013923
Phone: 7315414923
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Nurse
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 26, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Jackson
- Dr. Bradley Webb, MD
- Dr. Maria Antique, MD
- Dr. John Jenkins, MD
- Dr. Robert Vegors, MD
- Dr. Mohammad Alkhatib, MD
- Dr. Mary Anderson, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 400
Jackson, TN 383020400
Phone: 7314238697