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Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown, MD
NPI1225245301PAC ID0749478816
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,247
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 340
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,186
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502
- Practice phone
- Call (757) 261-6700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown is an infectious disease specialist in Norfolk, Virginia
Dr. Brown practices at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.
Dr. Brown's NPI, 1225245301, was assigned on May 17, 2007. Dr. Brown graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2006. Dr. Brown holds Virginia license 0101248170.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1225245301NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0749478816
- NPI enumeration date
- May 17, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (757) 261-6700
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown practices at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia
Dr. Brown's primary practice is Sentara Leigh Hospital, at 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 in Norfolk City. The practice phone is (757) 261-6700.
- Sentara Leigh Hospital830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 · Norfolk CityPhone(757) 261-6700
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Brown's primary practice is Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dr. Brown is also affiliated with Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The medical group on file is Sentara Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brown to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalSentara Medical Group3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. BrownSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brown practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown is one of 210 infectious disease specialists in Virginia
Infectious disease is Dr. Brown's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Brown is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, VirginiaPrimary
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Brown
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
210infectious disease specialists in Virginia15infectious disease specialists in Norfolk3infectious disease specialists at Sentara Leigh Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown billed Medicare for 1,247 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,247 Medicare services from Dr. Brown across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 340 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $86,740 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,247
Medicare patients340
Paid by Medicare$86,740
Procedure codes7
Dr. Brown's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3922024: 1,24710%
Where Dr. Brown's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office948%
- In a facility1,15392%
Dr. Brown compared with the Virginia median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Brown
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 1,247vs 3243.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 340vs 1562.2 times
- Part D claims
- 1,055vs 1467.2 times
Medians across 189 infectious disease specialists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Brown's 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. Melanie Kristine Brown treated 340 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 340 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brown in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 134 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brown's median patient age at 63, with 43% women.
Medicare patients, 2024340
Average age73
Average risk score3.44
Also on Medicaid18%
Dr. Brown's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Brown's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15846%
- Men18254%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Brown's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis64%
- Diabetes54%
- Heart failure52%
- Chronic kidney disease51%
- Ischemic heart disease50%
- Mood disorders46%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Brown's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men56%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown wrote 1,186 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Brown wrote 1,186 Medicare Part D claims for 197 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,055 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,328,588 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,137 claims across 28 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,186
Drugs named by CMS26
Total drug cost$1.3M
Part D patients197
Dr. Brown's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic813 claims69%
- Brand-name373 claims31%
Dr. Brown's 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. Brown's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics61%725 of 1,186 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: 1,1372024: 1,0557%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 28 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. Melanie Kristine Brown offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Brown accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Brown as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Brown in 2016.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Brown
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown received $150 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Brown from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $137.
General payments to Dr. Brown by program year, 2016 to 2018
Companies that paid Dr. Brown the most, 2016 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)
Dr. Brown graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2006.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| 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. Melanie Kristine Brown's NPI number?
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown's NPI number is 1225245301. It was assigned on May 17, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown?
Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown is an infectious disease specialist in Norfolk, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown practice?
Dr. Brown practices at 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502. Dr. Brown's primary practice is Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brown to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Brown is (757) 261-6700.
What is Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown's medical license number?
Dr. Brown holds Virginia license 0101248170.
Which hospitals is Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown affiliated with?
Dr. Brown practices at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Brown is also affiliated with Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Brown to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown part of?
Dr. Brown is linked to Sentara Medical Group.
Does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brown billed Medicare for 1,247 services in 2024, and Dr. Brown accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Brown as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown see?
CMS counts 340 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brown in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Brown's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown go to medical school?
Dr. Brown graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brown's most prescribed drugs by claims were Biktarvy, Vancomycin HCl and Ceftriaxone.
Has Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $150 in general payments to Dr. Brown from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown been practicing?
Dr. Brown graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Melanie Kristine Brown do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Brown.
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