Nephron Clin Pract
Disease ProgressionFerric CompoundsInfusions, Intravenous
Dr. Melisha Bissram, MD
NPI1942417183PAC ID9133292642
- Medicare services, 2024
- 725
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 322
- Part D claims, 2024
- 716
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Practice address
- 860 Omni Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606
- Practice phone
- Call (757) 707-3505
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group
Newport News, Virginia
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Dr. Melisha Bissram is a nephrologist in Newport News, Virginia
Dr. Bissram practices at Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group in Newport News, Virginia.
Dr. Bissram's NPI, 1942417183, was assigned on May 17, 2007. Dr. Bissram graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Bissram holds Virginia license 0101243205.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1942417183NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133292642
- NPI enumeration date
- May 17, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (757) 707-3505
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Melisha Bissram practices at Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group in Newport News, Virginia
Dr. Bissram's primary practice is Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group, at 860 Omni Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606 in Newport News City. The practice phone is (757) 707-3505.
- Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group860 Omni Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606 · Newport News CityPhone(757) 707-3505
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Melisha Bissram is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Bissram's primary practice is Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group in Newport News, Virginia. Dr. Bissram is also affiliated with Riverside Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Riverside Gastroenterology Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bissram to 1 more hospital, 3 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty GroupPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melisha Bissram's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bissram practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melisha Bissram is one of 289 nephrologists in Virginia
Nephrology is Dr. Bissram's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Bissram is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, VirginiaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Bissram
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
289nephrologists in Virginia
8nephrologists in Newport News
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melisha Bissram billed Medicare for 725 services in 2024
CMS data shows 725 Medicare services from Dr. Bissram across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 322 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $89,437 for them.
Medicare services, 2024725
Medicare patients322
Paid by Medicare$89,437
Procedure codes8
Dr. Bissram's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6912024: 52724%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2542024: 19822%
Where Dr. Bissram's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office41157%
- In a facility31443%
Dr. Bissram compared with the Virginia median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Bissram
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 725vs 1,22741% below
- Medicare patients
- 322vs 38717% below
- Part D claims
- 582vs 77024% below
Medians across 276 nephrologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bissram'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. Melisha Bissram treated 322 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 322 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bissram in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 119 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.57, 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. Bissram's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024322
Average age73
Average risk score4.57
Also on Medicaid16%
Dr. Bissram's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bissram's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15749%
- Men16551%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bissram's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes62%
- Heart failure50%
- Arthritis49%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Atrial fibrillation34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bissram's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melisha Bissram wrote 716 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bissram wrote 716 Medicare Part D claims for 192 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 582 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $102,066 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 568 claims across 18 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024716
Drugs named by CMS22
Total drug cost$102,066
Part D patients192
Dr. Bissram's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic634 claims89%
- Brand-name82 claims11%
Dr. Bissram'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5682024: 5822%
Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 18 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. Melisha Bissram scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Bissram for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Bissram accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Bissram's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 92.9of 100Quality
- 95of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 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. Melisha Bissram has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Bissram in 2010.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Bissram
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Melisha Bissram received $823 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Bissram from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $290.
General payments to Dr. Bissram by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bissram by kind, 2016 to 2025
$823in total
- Food and beverage$55768%
- Education$26632%
Companies that paid Dr. Bissram the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Melisha Bissram graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Dr. Bissram graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Melisha Bissram'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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. Melisha Bissram's NPI number?
Dr. Melisha Bissram's NPI number is 1942417183. It was assigned on May 17, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melisha Bissram?
Dr. Melisha Bissram is a nephrologist in Newport News, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Melisha Bissram practice?
Dr. Bissram practices at 860 Omni Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606. Dr. Bissram's primary practice is Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group in Newport News, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bissram to 1 hospital, 3 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Melisha Bissram's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bissram is (757) 707-3505.
What is Dr. Melisha Bissram's medical license number?
Dr. Bissram holds Virginia license 0101243205.
Which hospitals is Dr. Melisha Bissram affiliated with?
Dr. Bissram is affiliated with Riverside Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bissram to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Melisha Bissram part of?
Dr. Bissram is linked to Riverside Gastroenterology Specialists. Dmand AI links Dr. Bissram to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Melisha Bissram accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bissram billed Medicare for 725 services in 2024, and Dr. Bissram accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Melisha Bissram's MIPS score?
Dr. Bissram's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melisha Bissram see?
CMS counts 322 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bissram in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Melisha Bissram bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bissram's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Melisha Bissram go to medical school?
Dr. Bissram graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Melisha Bissram prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bissram's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium and Sevelamer Carbonate.
Has Dr. Melisha Bissram received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $823 in general payments to Dr. Bissram from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Melisha Bissram been practicing?
Dr. Bissram graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
Does Dr. Melisha Bissram do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Bissram.
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