Dr. Melissa Dodds, MD

  • Dubuque, IA
  • Dermatologist
NPI1023512191PAC ID7012337736
Medicare services, 2024
990
Medicare patients, 2024
394
Part D claims, 2024
761
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1500 Associates Drive, Dubuque, IA 52002
Practice phone
Call (563) 584-4500
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Primary practice

Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Dubuque, Iowa

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Dr. Melissa Dodds is a dermatologist in Dubuque, Iowa

Dr. Dodds practices at Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.

Dr. Dodds' NPI, 1023512191, was assigned on March 22, 2018. Dr. Dodds graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Dodds holds Wisconsin license 71823-20.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7012337736
NPI enumeration date
March 22, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(563) 584-4500
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Melissa Dodds practices at Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa

Dr. Dodds' primary practice is Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque, at 1500 Associates Drive, Dubuque, IA 52002. The practice phone is (563) 584-4500.

  • Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque
    1500 Associates Drive, Dubuque, IA 52002Phone(563) 584-4500

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Dr. Melissa Dodds is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Dodds' primary practice is Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa. Dr. Dodds is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital. The medical group on file is Medical Associates Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dodds to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melissa Dodds' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dodds practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tri-State Surgery Center - DubuqueAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Melissa Dodds is one of 83 dermatologists in Iowa

Dermatology is Dr. Dodds' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Dodds is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Dodds is licensed in Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 71823-20 · taxonomy 207N00000X

Dermatologists near Dr. Dodds

Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

83dermatologists in Iowa
6dermatologists in Dubuque

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Melissa Dodds billed Medicare for 990 services in 2024

CMS data shows 990 Medicare services from Dr. Dodds across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 394 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $100,154 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024990
Medicare patients394
Paid by Medicare$100,154
Procedure codes15

Dr. Dodds' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1972024: 556182%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1412024: 434208%

Dr. Dodds compared with the Iowa median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Dodds
  • Iowa median
Medicare services
990vs 2,36358% below
Medicare patients
394vs 66441% below
Part D claims
644vs 40260% above

Medians across 85 dermatologists in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dodds' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Melissa Dodds treated 394 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 394 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dodds in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 210 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 57% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dodds' median patient age at 69, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024394
Average age73
Average risk score0.87
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Dodds' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Dodds' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22357%
  • Men17143%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Dodds' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure57%
  3. Arthritis32%
  4. Anxiety23%
  5. Diabetes21%
  6. Mood disorders18%
  7. Ischemic heart disease17%
  8. Depression16%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Dodds' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Melissa Dodds wrote 761 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dodds wrote 761 Medicare Part D claims for 307 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 644 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,232 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 249 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024761
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$15,232
Part D patients307

Dr. Dodds' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic730 claims96%
  • Brand-name31 claims4%

Dr. Dodds' 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. Dodds' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics9%65 of 761 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: 2492024: 644159%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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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. Melissa Dodds ranks in the 93rd percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare

Dr. Dodds accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,006 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Dodds, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Dodds ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
93rd percentile1,006 procedures
Removal of skin cancer
62nd percentile528 procedures
Skin biopsy
92nd percentile335 procedures
Removal or shaving of skin growth
89th percentile187 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
92nd percentile95 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Melissa Dodds has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Dodds in 2017. Dr. Dodds' most frequent co-authors are Apple A. Bodemer, MD and Bridget Erin Shields, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Dodds' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Dodds

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Melissa Dodds received $813 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Dodds from 9 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $250.

General payments to Dr. Dodds by program year, 2020 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Dodds by kind, 2020 to 2025

$813in total
  • Food and beverage$51764%
  • Education$29636%

Companies that paid Dr. Dodds the most, 2020 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Melissa Dodds graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Dr. Dodds graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in dermatologyAmerican Board of Dermatology
  3. Board certified in micrographic dermatologic surgeryAmerican Board of Dermatology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Melissa Dodds's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Melissa Dodds' NPI number?

Dr. Melissa Dodds' NPI number is 1023512191. It was assigned on March 22, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Melissa Dodds?

Dr. Melissa Dodds is a dermatologist in Dubuque, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Melissa Dodds practice?

Dr. Dodds practices at 1500 Associates Drive, Dubuque, IA 52002. Dr. Dodds' primary practice is Tri-State Surgery Center - Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dodds to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Melissa Dodds' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dodds is (563) 584-4500.

What is Dr. Melissa Dodds' medical license number?

Dr. Dodds holds Wisconsin license 71823-20.

Which hospitals is Dr. Melissa Dodds affiliated with?

Dr. Dodds is affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Dodds to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Melissa Dodds part of?

Dr. Dodds is linked to Medical Associates Clinic.

Does Dr. Melissa Dodds accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dodds billed Medicare for 990 services in 2024, and Dr. Dodds accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melissa Dodds see?

CMS counts 394 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dodds in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Melissa Dodds board certified?

Yes. Dr. Dodds is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.

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What services does Dr. Melissa Dodds bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dodds' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Melissa Dodds go to medical school?

Dr. Dodds graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. Melissa Dodds prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dodds' most prescribed drugs by claims were Triamcinolone Acetonide, Ketoconazole and Clobetasol Propionate.

Has Dr. Melissa Dodds received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $813 in general payments to Dr. Dodds from 9 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Melissa Dodds been practicing?

Dr. Dodds graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Dr. Melissa Dodds do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Dodds.

Who does Dr. Melissa Dodds publish with?

Dr. Dodds' most frequent co-authors are Apple A. Bodemer, MD (1 shared paper) and Bridget Erin Shields, MD (1 shared paper).

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