Melissa Suen Arief, M.D.

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

Q9281 Issued in TX

Practice address

17183 I 45 S Ste 210
Shenandoah, TX 77385-3313

Phone

(936) 321-8000

NPI assigned

Oct 7, 2010

Last updated

Oct 8, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic SurgeryAlso: Hand Surgery

Education

Yale University School of Medicine, 2010

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

TMH Physician Associates PLLCGroup PAC ID 4486711744, 1,881 clinicians

Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 5193239796, 1,498 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital Hospital, The Woodlands, TX, CCN 670122
• Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450844

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: marief464156@directhoustonmethodist.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1902614332

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• TMH Physician Associates PLLC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1275779225
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• TMH Physician Associates PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Spring, TX
  • NPI 1043061351
  NPD
• Houston Methodist

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1992178693
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Methodist Health Centers

  dba Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • The Woodlands, TX
  • NPI 1184179194
  Care Compare affiliation
• Methodist Health Centers

  dba Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1871619254
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "17183 I 45 S STE 210",
            "city": "SHENANDOAH",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "773853313",
            "telephone_number": "936-321-8000"
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        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2010-10-07",
        "last_updated": "2026-10-08",
        "certification_date": "2026-10-08",
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    },
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• Ghulam M Arain, MD
• Abigail Arango, PT, DPT
• Sabari Arcot, OD
• John Aretz III
• Frangel Arias Sanchez, MD
• Ark Anesthesia PLLC
• Arkmed PLLC (AK Pain & Spine Center)
• Armored Health LLC
• Ryan N Armstrong, MD
• Amanda Arnold, MA, LPC, NCC

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Shenandoah, TX
• Providers in Shenandoah, TX by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 8, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.