Melanie Pickett, MD
NPI 1407274996ActiveIndividual· Dermatology· Austin, TX
Dermatology (MD) with Sanova Dermatology PLLC, practicing in Austin, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $290,148 for 355 claims, against $33,687 paid for services in 2024. Ucb, Inc. was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,398 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1407274996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 18, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatology Primary | 207N00000X | R6458 | TX |
| 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 - Dermatology (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 164 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 969 across 27 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $33,687 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 355 · 405 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 111 |
| Total drug cost | $290,148 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Dermatology |
Medical group
- Sanova Dermatology PLLCBee Cave, TX · 16 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,398 · 91 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$1,040 · 47 payments from 20 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ucb, Inc. | $255.59 | 10 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $171.44 | 27 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $164.54 | 12 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $136.33 | 7 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $115.60 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,398 · 91 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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