Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles, MD

  • Columbia, TN
  • Pathologist
NPI1205805272PAC ID6002807054
Medicare services, 2024
1,189
Medicare patients, 2024
279
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401
Practice phone
Call (931) 381-1111
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Primary practice

Maury Regional Medical Center

Hospital · Columbia, Tennessee

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Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles is a pathologist in Columbia, Tennessee

Dr. Chiles practices at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee, part of Maury County.

Dr. Chiles' NPI, 1205805272, was assigned on March 14, 2006. Dr. Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1999. Dr. Chiles holds Tennessee license MD39233.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6002807054
NPI enumeration date
March 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(931) 381-1111
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles practices at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee

Dr. Chiles' primary practice is Maury Regional Medical Center, at 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401 in Maury County. The practice phone is (931) 381-1111.

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Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Chiles' primary practice is Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee, part of Maury County. The medical group on file is Edmunds Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chiles to 4 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Maury Regional Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles is one of 292 pathologists in Tennessee

Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology is Dr. Chiles' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0102X. Dr. Chiles is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chiles' licenses on file in 6 states: Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology, TennesseePrimaryLicense MD39233 · 2004 to 2027 · taxonomy 207ZP0102X
  • South Carolina license2017 to 2027
  • Arkansas license2004 to 2026
  • Kentucky license2011 to 2026
  • North Carolina license2012 to 2026
  • Alabama license2013 to 2025

Pathologists near Dr. Chiles

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

292pathologists in Tennessee
5pathologists in Columbia

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

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles billed Medicare for 1,189 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,189 Medicare services from Dr. Chiles across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 279 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,789 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,189
Medicare patients279
Paid by Medicare$27,789
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 1,8852024: 1,18937%
Other services
2023: 252024: 0100%

Dr. Chiles compared with the Tennessee median for pathologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chiles
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
1,189vs 1,50021% below
Medicare patients
279vs 65958% below

Medians across 294 pathologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chiles' 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 Cole Chiles treated 279 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 279 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chiles in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 145 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chiles' median patient age at 22, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024279
Average age72
Average risk score1.13
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Chiles' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chiles' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16158%
  • Men11842%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chiles' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Anxiety34%
  5. Diabetes31%
  6. Mood disorders29%
  7. Depression28%
  8. Ischemic heart disease27%

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

Dr. Chiles' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 22

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Chiles for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chiles accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Chiles' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 70.4of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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 Cole Chiles has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Chiles. The most frequent topics are Appendicitis, DNA, Bacterial and Polymerase Chain Reaction. Dr. Chiles has published most often in Am J Surg Pathol.

Papers4

Topics Dr. Chiles writes about most

  • Appendicitis
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Yersinia Infections

Recent publications by Dr. Chiles

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

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles received $641 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. Chiles from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $86.

General payments to Dr. Chiles by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Chiles the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis

Dr. Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1999. Dr. Chiles is a member of ASCP and CAP.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis
  2. Board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathologyAmerican Board of Pathology

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Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Dr. Chiles is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Elevance
  • KY State Medicaid

Plan types Dr. Chiles accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO6
  2. Medicare5
  3. HMO2
  4. Medicaid1
  5. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles'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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors 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-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
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles' NPI number?

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles' NPI number is 1205805272. It was assigned on March 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles?

Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles is a pathologist in Columbia, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician (taxonomy code 207ZP0102X).

Where does Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles practice?

Dr. Chiles practices at 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401. Dr. Chiles' primary practice is Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee, part of Maury County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chiles to 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chiles is (931) 381-1111.

What is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles' medical license number?

Dr. Chiles holds Tennessee license MD39233, one of the licenses on file in 6 states.

Which states has Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chiles in Tennessee (2004 to 2027), South Carolina (2017 to 2027), Arkansas (2004 to 2026), Kentucky (2011 to 2026), North Carolina (2012 to 2026) and Alabama (2013 to 2025).

Which hospitals is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles affiliated with?

Dr. Chiles practices at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee.

What medical group is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles part of?

Dr. Chiles is linked to Edmunds Gastroenterology. Dmand AI links Dr. Chiles to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chiles billed Medicare for 1,189 services in 2024, and Dr. Chiles accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles' MIPS score?

Dr. Chiles' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles see?

CMS counts 279 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chiles in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles board certified?

Yes. Dr. Chiles is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology.

What services does Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chiles' most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), lab and pathology test (88342) and lab and pathology test (88313).

Where did Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles go to medical school?

Dr. Chiles graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1999.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $641 in general payments to Dr. Chiles from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

How long has Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles been practicing?

Dr. Chiles graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Chiles.

What insurance does Dr. Melissa Cole Chiles accept?

Dr. Chiles is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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