What is Melissa Knuckles's specialty?

Melissa Knuckles (NPI 1821074360) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Corbin, KY.

Where does Melissa Knuckles practice?

Melissa Knuckles practices in Corbin, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821074360.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Knuckles?

Melissa Knuckles (NPI 1821074360) received approximately $202K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 986 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821074360

Melissa KnucklesM.D.

PRACTICEMELISSA L F KNUCKLES MD PSCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyCorbin, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,205

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,921

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$180K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 133 Dermatology providers in KY — below median (cohort median 4,183).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,762

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide1,362 claims

Mupirocin810 claims

Dupilumab808 claims

Metronidazole779 claims

Clobetasol Propionate675 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$213K

Payment records

404

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$158K

Consulting Fee$33K

Travel and Lodging$15K

Food and Beverage$7K

Education$207

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$158K

Consulting Fee$33K

Travel and Lodging$15K

Food and Beverage$7K

Education$207

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa Knuckles'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). 40 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Hassan Shamma Pathology · Dayton, OH	162	251
MERCY HEALTH-MARCUM & WALLACE HOSPITAL LLC	53	103
LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	42	58
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	39	64
Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Mount Vernon, KY	31	56
Shardan Radmanesh Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	29	39
Labone Of Ohio Inc Clinical Laboratory · Cincinnati, OH	29	61
New Lexington Clinic, Psc Clinical Laboratory · Lexington, KY	25	42
KNOX HOSPITAL CORPORATION	24	62
Randall Hall Podiatry · Richmond, KY	23	39
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC.	23	46
WITT, WILLIAM	22	52

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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