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Dr. Melissa E. Sanders, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,460
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 238
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,557
- Publications
- 12
- MIPS score, 2024
- 78
- Practice address
- 2946 Layfair Dr, Flowood, MS 39232
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 292-4261
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic
Urgent Care Center · Flowood, Mississippi
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Dr. Melissa E. Sanders is a family medicine physician in Flowood, Mississippi
Dr. Sanders practices at Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic in Flowood, Mississippi.
Dr. Sanders' NPI, 1184156804, was assigned on March 31, 2017. Dr. Sanders graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. Dr. Sanders holds Mississippi license 28032.
- NPI
- 1184156804NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537439625
- NPI enumeration date
- March 31, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 292-4261
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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 E. Sanders practices at Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic in Flowood, Mississippi
Dr. Sanders' primary practice is Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic, at 2946 Layfair Dr, Flowood, MS 39232. The practice phone is (601) 292-4261.
- Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic2946 Layfair Dr, Flowood, MS 39232Phone(601) 292-4261
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Sanders' primary practice is Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic in Flowood, Mississippi. Dr. Sanders is also affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Baptist Medical Clinics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sanders to 2 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melissa E. Sanders' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sanders practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melissa E. Sanders is one of 954 family medicine physicians in Mississippi
Family medicine is Dr. Sanders' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Sanders is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, MississippiPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders billed Medicare for 2,460 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,460 Medicare services from Dr. Sanders across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 238 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,849 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Sanders' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 6912024: 6565%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6762024: 6189%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4202024: 4063%
- Other services
- 2023: 3372024: 3669%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1722024: 24643%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1762024: 13225%
- Imaging
- 2023: 312024: 3616%
Dr. Sanders compared with the Mississippi median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Sanders
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 2,460vs 8003.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 238vs 2557% below
- Part D claims
- 6,884vs 1,7923.8 times
Medians across 967 family medicine physicians in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sanders' 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. Melissa E. Sanders treated 238 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanders in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sanders' median patient age at 69, with 68% women.
Dr. Sanders' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sanders' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18076%
- Men5824%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sanders' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol71%
- Arthritis49%
- Diabetes37%
- Mood disorders33%
- Anxiety31%
- Depression30%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sanders' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women68%
- Men32%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders wrote 7,557 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sanders wrote 7,557 Medicare Part D claims for 485 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,884 of them, across 131 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $700,401 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,402 claims across 129 drugs.
Dr. Sanders' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,533 claims86%
- Brand-name973 claims13%
- Other51 claims1%
Dr. Sanders' 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. Sanders' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%74 of 7,557 claims
- Antibiotics4%328 of 7,557 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%29 of 7,557 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: 6,4022024: 6,8848%
Drugs named by CMS: 131 in 2024, 129 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. Melissa E. Sanders scored 78 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 78 out of 100 for Dr. Sanders for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sanders accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sanders' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 78of 100Final score
- 54.2of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Melissa E. Sanders has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Sanders, published from 2010 to 2015. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Rabbits and Pneumococcal Infections. Dr. Sanders has published most often in Curr Eye Res. Dr. Sanders' most frequent co-authors are Zachary Martin Robertson, MD and Edwin Swiatlo, MD, PhD.
Dr. Sanders' papers by year, 2010 to 2015
Topics Dr. Sanders writes about most
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Rabbits
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Bacterial Proteins
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Keratitis
Dr. Sanders' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Sanders
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders received $3,255 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 189 general payments to Dr. Sanders from 26 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,198.
General payments to Dr. Sanders by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Sanders the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Sanders graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Melissa E. Sanders'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 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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)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 |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders' NPI number?
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders' NPI number is 1184156804. It was assigned on March 31, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders?
Dr. Melissa E. Sanders is a family medicine physician in Flowood, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders practice?
Dr. Sanders practices at 2946 Layfair Dr, Flowood, MS 39232. Dr. Sanders' primary practice is Baptist After Hours Pediatric Clinic in Flowood, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sanders to 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sanders is (601) 292-4261.
What is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders' medical license number?
Dr. Sanders holds Mississippi license 28032.
Which hospitals is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders affiliated with?
Dr. Sanders is affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders part of?
Dr. Sanders is linked to Baptist Medical Clinics.
Does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sanders billed Medicare for 2,460 services in 2024, and Dr. Sanders accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Melissa E. Sanders' MIPS score?
Dr. Sanders' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 78 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders see?
CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanders in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sanders' most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Melissa E. Sanders go to medical school?
Dr. Sanders graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sanders' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Melissa E. Sanders received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,255 in general payments to Dr. Sanders from 26 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Melissa E. Sanders been practicing?
Dr. Sanders graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Sanders, published from 2010 to 2015.
Who does Dr. Melissa E. Sanders publish with?
Dr. Sanders' most frequent co-authors are Zachary Martin Robertson, MD (1 shared paper) and Edwin Swiatlo, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).
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