Physician

Melody Stone, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Melody Stone, MD (NPI: 1558337196) practices dermatology in the St. Joseph, MO-KS market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Buchanan, MO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MELODY L STONE MD PA (NPI: 1740358159; TIN: 20-5803454) and primary practice location at 64506-2459. Stone is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (ACO ID: A5160), and Main Street Rural Health Maple ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5401), participating under the MSSP model.

Stone's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,334 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,846 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $591,633 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 893 prescription claims across 384 beneficiaries totaling $74,492 in drug costs, led by Ketoconazole (Ketoconazole). Open Payments data shows 350 records totaling $679,468. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $136,589 to $74,492. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$410K$821K2015 Medicare payment: $820,808 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $722,990 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $640,984 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $696,003 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $744,356 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $558,688 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $639,237 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $638,762 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $646,453 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $591,633 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,61513,980$820,808
20161,40011,055$722,990
20171,3699,998$640,984
20181,50712,745$696,003
20191,4109,694$744,356
20201,3558,267$558,688
20211,5428,791$639,237
20221,5408,811$638,762
20231,3998,449$646,453
20241,3347,846$591,633

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$159K$319K2015 Drug cost: $136,589 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $85,744 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $128,268 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $148,323 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $144,534 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $146,272 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $318,766 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $85,622 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $36,647 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $74,492 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155001,418$136,589
20163791,048$85,744
2017367847$128,268
2018404913$148,323
2019376937$144,534
2020383925$146,272
20214081,010$318,766
2022400968$85,622
2023374870$36,647
2024384893$74,492

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more473477$77
17110Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths397482$63
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more9331,408$56
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth579769$32
17003Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths4252,301$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
KetoconazoleKetoconazole2817,791$7,003
FluorouracilFluorouracil24582$1,853
MetronidazoleMetronidazole33963$1,681
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate501,391$1,630
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate702,286$1,332

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.42$723E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.308$678,745Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Melody Stone, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Melody Stone, MD (NPI 1558337196), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Melody Stone, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Melody Stone, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5160), and Main Street Rural Health Maple ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5401).

What billing organization is linked to Melody Stone, MD?

Melody Stone, MD is linked to MELODY L STONE MD PA (billing NPI 1740358159) in the available physician profile data.

Does Melody Stone, MD have Open Payments data?

Melody Stone, MD has 350 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.