What is Melinda Sanders's specialty?

Melinda Sanders (NPI 1629165766) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pathology in Nashville, TN.

Where does Melinda Sanders practice?

Melinda Sanders practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629165766.

How much does Medicare pay Melinda Sanders?

Melinda Sanders (NPI 1629165766) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 220 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629165766

Melinda SandersMD

PathologyNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

433

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

769

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$27K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 319 Pathology providers in TN — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,853).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$31

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$31

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$31

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melinda Sanders'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	173	382
Omar Hameed Pathology · Kansas City, MO	30	56
Andrea Birch Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	23	47
Emily Reisenbichler Pathology · Saint Louis, MO	22	37
Tracey Dewire Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN	16	29
Vandana Abramson Hematology-Oncology · Nashville, TN	14	38
Katherine Sibler Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN	14	29
Kent Higdon Plastic Surgery · Franklin, TN	13	38
Tamarya Hoyt Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	12	30
Ingrid Meszoely Surgical Oncology · Nashville, TN	11	33
Naira Baregamian General Surgery · Nashville, TN	11	28

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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