Melanie Lyn Skelton, MD

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RH0002X

License

51635 Issued in TN

Practice address

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232-4668

Phone

(615) 322-3000

NPI assigned

Apr 20, 2011

Last updated

Dec 17, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Other names 1

• Melanie Lyn Freeman Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

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

Internal MedicineAlso: Hospice/Palliative Care

Education

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterGroup PAC ID 5092023416, 3,510 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440039

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mskelton684605@direct.vumc.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.

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  dba Vanderbilt Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1104202761
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1396882205
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Heather K Skaar, P.T.
• Ryan Kay Skeens, M.D.
• Anna Sadika Skelo, M.D.
• Caroline Skelton, RN
• Taylor Eugene Skelton, DNAP
• Amber Leigh Skidmore
• Maja Skikic, M.D.
• Cherie Skiles
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• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 17, 2025; 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.