Administration, IntravenousAntiemeticsEmergency Service, Hospital
Dr. James Melton, MD
NPI1558385716
- Medicare services, 2024
- 48
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 41
- Part D claims, 2024
- 92
- Publications
- 10
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Practice phone
- Call (863) 687-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. James Melton is an emergency medicine physician in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Melton practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health.
Dr. Melton's NPI, 1558385716, was assigned on July 27, 2006. Dr. Melton graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Melton holds Florida license ME0052100.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1558385716NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (863) 687-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Melton practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Melton's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 687-1100.
- Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 · Polk CountyPhone(863) 687-1100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Melton is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Melton's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. The medical group on file is Emergency Resources Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Melton to 1 more hospital and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Emergency Resources Group1 hospitalName with a free account1 physician officeName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. MeltonSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Melton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Melton practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Melton is one of 3,847 emergency medicine physicians in Florida
Emergency medicine is Dr. Melton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Melton is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Melton's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, FloridaPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Melton
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
3,847emergency medicine physicians in Florida60emergency medicine physicians in Lakeland58emergency medicine physicians at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Melton billed Medicare for 48 services in 2024
CMS data shows 48 Medicare services from Dr. Melton across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 41 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,950 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202448
Medicare patients41
Paid by Medicare$3,950
Procedure codes3
Dr. Melton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 522024: 3435%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 182024: 1422%
Dr. Melton compared with the Florida median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Melton
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 48vs 30884% below
- Medicare patients
- 41vs 27785% below
- Part D claims
- 22vs 8474% below
Medians across 3,699 emergency medicine physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Melton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Melton treated 41 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Melton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Melton's median patient age at 41, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 202441
Average age73
Average risk score1.88
Also on Medicaid32%
Dr. Melton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Melton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2151%
- Men2049%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Melton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis49%
- Anxiety41%
- Mood disorders41%
- Chronic kidney disease37%
- Depression37%
- Diabetes34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Melton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 41
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Melton wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Melton wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims for 63 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $231 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202492
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$231
Part D patients63
Dr. Melton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic89 claims97%
- Brand-name and other3 claims3%
Dr. Melton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Melton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids15%14 of 92 claims
- Antibiotics24%22 of 92 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 112024: 22100%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Melton scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Melton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Melton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. James Melton has 10 publications on record
Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Melton, published from 2016 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Emergency Service, Hospital, Hispanic or Latino and Length of Stay. Dr. Melton's most frequent co-authors are Andrew R. Barbera, MD, Donna M. Bhisitkul, MD and Juliana Karp, MD.
Papers10
Years published2016 to 2025
Dr. Melton's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Melton writes about most
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Hispanic or Latino
- Length of Stay
- Mother-Child Relations
- Patient Readmission
Dr. Melton's most frequent co-authors
- Andrew R. Barbera, MD2 shared papers
- Donna M. Bhisitkul, MD2 shared papers
- Juliana Karp, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Melton
Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntiviral Agents
AmoebozoaGene Expression ProfilingGenes, Protozoan
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James Melton has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Melton to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include COVID-19 and Pneumonia, Viral. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Melton that name 2 trials.
Conditions in Dr. Melton's trials
- COVID-19
- Pneumonia, Viral
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Melton
- Hessam Aazami, MD2 shared trials
- Jalal M. Abbas, MD2 shared trials
- Luis Kurosh Abrishamian-Garcia, MD2 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Melton
$228 in research paymentsCOVID-19Pneumonia, ViralLY3819253LY3832479LY3853113
$1,108 in research paymentsCOVID-19Pneumonia, ViralBamlanivimabBebtelovimabEtesevimab
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. James Melton graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Melton graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1985.
- Medical school
- Board certified in emergency medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James Melton accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier
Dr. Melton is in network with 1 carrier, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Plan types Dr. Melton accepts, by number of carriers
- EPO1
- HMO1
- Medicare1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James Melton's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Melton's NPI number?
Dr. James Melton's NPI number is 1558385716. It was assigned on July 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Melton?
Dr. James Melton is an emergency medicine physician in Lakeland, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. James Melton practice?
Dr. Melton practices at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805. Dr. Melton's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Melton to 1 hospital and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. James Melton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Melton is (863) 687-1100.
What is Dr. James Melton's medical license number?
Dr. Melton holds Florida license ME0052100, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James Melton been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Melton in Florida (1973 to 2027) and Pennsylvania (1986 to 1988).
Which hospitals is Dr. James Melton affiliated with?
Dr. Melton practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. Dmand AI links Dr. Melton to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James Melton part of?
Dr. Melton is linked to Emergency Resources Group.
Does Dr. James Melton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Melton billed Medicare for 48 services in 2024.
What is Dr. James Melton's MIPS score?
Dr. Melton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Melton see?
CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Melton in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. James Melton board certified?
Yes. Dr. Melton is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
What services does Dr. James Melton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Melton's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284), heart test or procedure (93010) and emergency department visit (99285).
Where did Dr. James Melton go to medical school?
Dr. Melton graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. James Melton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Melton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Naproxen Sodium.
How long has Dr. James Melton been practicing?
Dr. Melton graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
Does Dr. James Melton do research?
Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Melton, published from 2016 to 2025. Dr. Melton has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. James Melton publish with?
Dr. Melton's most frequent co-authors are Andrew R. Barbera, MD (2 shared papers), Donna M. Bhisitkul, MD (2 shared papers) and Juliana Karp, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. James Melton accept?
Dr. Melton is in network with 1 carrier, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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