What is Melvin Ashford's specialty?

Melvin Ashford (NPI 1053321745) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology in Woodbury, MN.

Where does Melvin Ashford practice?

Melvin Ashford practices in Woodbury, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1053321745.

How much does Medicare pay Melvin Ashford?

Melvin Ashford (NPI 1053321745) received approximately $112K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 93 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053321745

Melvin AshfordMD

PRACTICEOBGYN CONSULTANTSSee all providers at this practice →

Obstetrics & GynecologyWoodbury, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

469

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,404

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$80K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 461 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 65).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

279

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$37K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Solifenacin Succinate34 claims

Progesterone, Micronized30 claims

Estradiol25 claims

Oxycodone Hcl24 claims

Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$68

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$68

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$68

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 240210

Hospital

CCN 240213

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melvin Ashford's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 0 inbound referrers · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	16	76
Andrea Koch Nurse Practitioner · Plymouth, MN	14	57
HEALTHEAST ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL	13	52

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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