What is Melanie Shorter's specialty?

Melanie Shorter (NPI 1518915909) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Bonaire, GA.

Where does Melanie Shorter practice?

Melanie Shorter practices in Bonaire, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518915909.

How much does Medicare pay Melanie Shorter?

Melanie Shorter (NPI 1518915909) received approximately $27K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 91 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518915909

Melanie ShorterM.D.

PRACTICESAMUEL E. PALMER, MD, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeBonaire, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

233

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

403

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,265 Family Practice providers in GA — below median (cohort median 688).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,082

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$388K

Distinct drugs

100

Brand share

27.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate238 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium199 claims

Simvastatin138 claims

Fluticasone Propionate132 claims

Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide112 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$670

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$670

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$670

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 117152

Home health agency

CCN 110069

Hospital

CCN 110161

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melanie Shorter'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ava Powell Diagnostic Radiology · Clinton Twp, MI	28	59
Samuel Palmer Family Practice · Bonaire, GA	27	42
Noman Malik Diagnostic Radiology · Moultrie, GA	11	28
Johnny Gayton Ophthalmology · Warner Robins, GA	11	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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