Dr. Melissa Anne Pender, MD

  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1710412531
Medicare services, 2023
274
Part D claims, 2024
20
Publications
6
MIPS score, 2024
90
State license
1
Practice address
50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Practice phone
Call (801) 581-2121
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Dr. Melissa Anne Pender is an infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Pender practices in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Pender's NPI, 1710412531, was assigned on April 30, 2017. Dr. Pender holds Utah license 10970491-1205.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
April 30, 2017
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(801) 581-2121
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Sex
Female

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

Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's practice address is in Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Pender's practice address in the NPI Registry is 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 581-2121.

  • NPI Registry address
    50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113 · Salt Lake CountyPhone(801) 581-2121

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's practice

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SiteEHR vendor and product
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Dr. Melissa Anne Pender is one of 58 infectious disease specialists in Utah

Infectious disease is Dr. Pender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Pender is licensed in Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, UtahPrimaryLicense 10970491-1205 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

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Dr. Melissa Anne Pender billed Medicare for 274 services in 2023

CMS data shows 274 Medicare services from Dr. Pender across 6 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $27,760 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2023274
Paid by Medicare$27,760
Procedure codes6

Dr. Pender's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 1112023: 250125%
Other services
2022: 02023: 24

Dr. Pender compared with the Utah median for infectious disease specialists, 2023

  • Dr. Pender
  • Utah median
Medicare services
274vs 893.1 times
Part D claims
26vs 9873% below

Medians across 55 infectious disease specialists in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pender's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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

Dr. Melissa Anne Pender wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pender wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims. 95% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $1,486 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 47 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202420
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$1,486

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

  • Generic19 claims95%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims5%

Dr. Pender's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

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. Pender's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics70%14 of 20 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, 2021 to 2023

  • 2021
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 472023: 2645%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 3 in 2021.

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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 Anne Pender scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Pender for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Pender's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 91.5of 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.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Melissa Anne Pender has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Pender, published from 2021 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Diarrhea and Travel. Dr. Pender has published most often in Open Forum Infect Dis. Dr. Pender's most frequent co-authors are Craig S. Cook, MD, Elena G. Gibson, MD and Blake D. Hamilton, MD.

Papers6
Years published2021 to 2023

Dr. Pender's papers by year, 2021 to 2023

Topics Dr. Pender writes about most

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Diarrhea
  • Travel

Dr. Pender's most frequent co-authors

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

Sources for Dr. Melissa Anne Pender'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice 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
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 percentilesClinician 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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's NPI number?

Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's NPI number is 1710412531. It was assigned on April 30, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Melissa Anne Pender?

Dr. Melissa Anne Pender is an infectious disease specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Melissa Anne Pender practice?

Dr. Pender practices at 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113.

What is Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pender is (801) 581-2121.

What is Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's medical license number?

Dr. Pender holds Utah license 10970491-1205.

Does Dr. Melissa Anne Pender accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pender billed Medicare for 274 services in 2023.

What is Dr. Melissa Anne Pender's MIPS score?

Dr. Pender's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

What services does Dr. Melissa Anne Pender bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Pender's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), hospital inpatient care (99233) and office visit, established patient (99215).

What drugs does Dr. Melissa Anne Pender prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pender's most prescribed drugs by claims were Vancomycin HCl.

How long has Dr. Melissa Anne Pender been practicing?

Dr. Pender's NPI was assigned in 2017.

Does Dr. Melissa Anne Pender do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Pender, published from 2021 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Melissa Anne Pender publish with?

Dr. Pender's most frequent co-authors are Craig S. Cook, MD (1 shared paper), Elena G. Gibson, MD (1 shared paper) and Blake D. Hamilton, MD (1 shared paper).

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