Dr. Melissa I. Costner, MD

Dr. Costner practices at Clearway Surgery Center of Addison, LLC in Addison, Texas.

Dr. Costner's NPI, 1265491302, was assigned on March 18, 2006. Dr. Costner graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1993. Dr. Costner holds Texas license J5980.

Dr. Costner's primary practice is Clearway Surgery Center of Addison, LLC, at 17051 Dallas Pkwy, Addison, TX 75001 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (855) 527-7246.

Dr. Costner's primary practice is Clearway Surgery Center of Addison, LLC in Addison, Texas. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Costner to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Costner practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, facial skin infection and hives among the conditions Dr. Costner treats.

CMS data shows 9,627 Medicare services from Dr. Costner across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 768 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $217,487 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 768 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Costner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 405 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Costner's median patient age at 62, with 71% women.

In 2024, Dr. Costner wrote 1,885 Medicare Part D claims for 499 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,732 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $986,643 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,568 claims across 33 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Costner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Costner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,346 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Costner, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Costner, published from 2008 to 2018. The most frequent topics are Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous, Skin Diseases and Dermatomyositis. Dr. Costner has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Costner's most frequent co-authors are Clay J. Cockerell, MD, Jack B. Cohen, DO and Andrew Paul Word.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,731 general payments to Dr. Costner from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $444,538.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Costner.

Dr. Costner graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1993. Dr. Costner is a member of AAD, ACR and ACR.

Dr. Costner is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.