DR. MELISSA MOON MUIRHEAD M.D.
NPI 1275897662
Hospitalist in Gulfport, MS

Q: What is Melissa Moon Muirhead's NPI number?

The NPI number for Melissa Moon Muirhead is 1275897662. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on June 29, 2012.

Q: What is Melissa Moon Muirhead's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.

Active since June 29, 2012PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment

93.1/100

CMS Quality Rating

4500 13TH ST, GULFPORT, MS 39501(228) 867-4396(228) 867-5354 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 10, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 10, 2023, Sep 27, 2016 (2 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Dr. Melissa Moon Muirhead M.d. NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DR. MELISSA MOON MUIRHEAD M.D. (NPI 1275897662) is an individual hospitalist provider in Gulfport, Mississippi, licensed in Mississippi (23762) and active in the NPI registry since June 2012. She is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with Memorial Hospital At Gulfport, and is a graduate of University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine (2012).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1275897662

Entity TypeIndividualFemale

Primary Taxonomy208M00000X

Provider Legal NameDR. MELISSA MOON MUIRHEADCredential: M.D.

Location Address4500 13TH STGulfport, MS 39501-2569

Mailing Address2500 N State St, Department Of MedicineJackson, MS 39216-4500 · (601) 984-5604 · Fax (601) 984-6665

Phone(228) 867-4396

Fax(228) 867-5354

Sole ProprietorNo

Medical School CMSUniversity Of South Alabama College Of MedicineGraduated 2012

Enumeration DateJune 29, 2012

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 10, 20232 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedAugust 10, 2023

✔ NPI 1275897662 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyHospitalistAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Taxonomy Code208M00000X

License✔ Licensed in MS · 23762

Definition

Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

Also ListedInternal MedicineTaxonomy 207R00000X · License 23762 (MS)

4500 13TH ST, Gulfport, MS 39501

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid08109847MS

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Dr. Melissa Moon Muirhead M.d. is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID1951615707

PECOS Enrollment IDI20150806011973

Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment✔ Home Health Agency✔ Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Medicare Billing Reassignment

Medicare enrollment records show Melissa Moon Muirhead reassigns Medicare billing to 1 organization. The organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there.

Memorial Hospital At Gulfport

Same address

General Acute Care Hospital

4500 13TH ST
Gulfport, MS 39501

Reassigned Medicare billing, Mississippi enrollment
731 clinicians in this Medicare group

NPI 1073606901 (228) 867-3076

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 4

Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes 99233

Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day typically involves a 35-minute check-up by your healthcare provider. This service includes monitoring your health progress, adjusting your treatment plan if needed, and answering any questions you may have about your condition or care.

410 services167 patients

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes 99232

Follow-up hospital inpatient care involves daily check-ups while you're admitted in the hospital. Typically, a healthcare provider spends about 25 minutes each day reviewing your condition, adjusting treatment if needed, and answering any questions you might have.

245 services126 patients

Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes 99239

Hospital discharge day management over 30 minutes involves a detailed process to ensure a smooth transition from hospital to home. It includes final examinations, discussion of your hospital stay, post-discharge instructions, and coordinating follow-up care.

181 services174 patients

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes 99223

Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes, refers to the daily medical service provided to patients admitted to the hospital. This includes a comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment plan, and monitoring of your health condition. It ensures your well-being during your hospital stay.

96 services93 patients

Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare

Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.

Memorial Hospital At Gulfport

Acute Care Hospitals · Gulfport, MS

2/5 CMS rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number250019

Location4500 13th StreetGulfport, MS 39502 · Harrison County

Emergency services Birthing friendly

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 39501 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient

$120.41 typical visit price

range $51.65 – $159.18

Typical copayment $30.10 (range $12.91 – $39.79)

Most-billed visit code 99204

Established Patient

$92.20 typical visit price

range $16.15 – $129.61

Typical copayment $23.05 (range $4.03 – $32.40)

Most-billed visit code 99214

Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

93.1/100

MIPS Final ScoreMerit-based Incentive Payment System · CMS Quality Payment Program

Scored through an Alternative Payment Model

Quality

83.08

Promoting Interoperability

Improvement Activities

Reported Quality Measures

Care Plan

Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker…

23%266 patients1/55-star benchmark: 100%

Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 3

Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.

Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing E0431

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC000N

3 suppliers26 claims28 services$16.85 avg. paid by Medicare

Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate E1390

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC002N

3 suppliers46 claims48 services$81.27 avg. paid by Medicare

Portable oxygen concentrator, rental E1392

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC002N

1 supplier16 claims16 services$31.92 avg. paid by Medicare

Dollar amounts are the average Medicare paid the supplier per service. They are not the cost to the patient.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

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