Melanie Hicks
NPI 1245763069ActiveIndividual· Otolaryngology· Nashville, TN
Otolaryngology in Nashville, Tennessee, trained at University of Minnesota Medical School (class of 2017). 133 Medicare patients in 2024, $68,331 paid; nearly all of their 145 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $117.51 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1245763069 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 16, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otolaryngology Primary | 207Y00000X | 65311 | TN |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Otolaryngology (MN); Practitioner - Otolaryngology (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 133 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 432 across 86 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $68,331 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 145 · 189 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 68 |
| Total drug cost | $29,795 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Minnesota Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2017 |
| Medicare specialty | Otolaryngology |
Medical group
- Ear Nose and Throat Specialty Care of Minnesota PASt Louis Park, MN · 46 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN
- M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN
- Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$117.51 · 5 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $54.45 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $37.76 | 2 |
| Axogen | $25.30 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$117.51 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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