Melissa Louellen Forester Knuckles, MD

Primary specialty

Dermatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207N00000X

License

22360 Issued in KY

Practice address

1101 Master St
Corbin, KY 40701-3511

Phone

(606) 528-2881

Fax

(696) 528-0293

NPI assigned

Dec 16, 2005

Last updated

Oct 22, 2026By 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 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in KY

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

Dermatology

Education

University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1981

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baptist Health Richmond Hospital, Richmond, KY, CCN 180049
• Baptist Health Corbin Hospital, Corbin, KY, CCN 180080

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

0 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

0

Improvement activities

0

Cost

0

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

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.

• Melissa L F Knuckles MD PSC

  • Specialist
  • Corbin, KY
  • NPI 1700928140
  Medicare reassignment Authorized official
• Integrated Dermatology of E Commonwealth Ky PSC

  dba Integrated Dermatology of Kentucky

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Corbin, KY
  • NPI 1255299616
  Medicare reassignment

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

• Baptist Healthcare System, Inc

  dba Baptist Health Corbin

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Corbin, KY
  • NPI 1902865389
  Care Compare affiliation
• Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.

  dba Baptist Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Richmond, KY
  • NPI 1568452290
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1792627200000",
    "number": "1821074360",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "4700 EXCHANGE CT STE 110",
            "city": "BOCA RATON",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "334314450",
            "telephone_number": "561-948-0291",
            "fax_number": "561-859-0429"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1101 MASTER ST",
            "city": "CORBIN",
            "state": "KY",
            "postal_code": "407013511",
            "telephone_number": "606-528-2881",
            "fax_number": "696-528-0293"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "KNUCKLES",
        "first_name": "MELISSA",
        "middle_name": "LOUELLEN FORESTER",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-12-16",
        "last_updated": "2026-10-22",
        "certification_date": "2026-10-22",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207N00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Dermatology",
            "state": "KY",
            "license": "22360",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Zachary Klinger, D.O.
• Lisa Elaine Knipp, KCSA
• Shelby Nadine Knowles
• Knox County Ambulance Service
• Joleen K Knuckles, BA
• Kara D Kratzer, AU.D.
• Anantha Krishna, M.D.
• Kroger Limited Partnership I (Kroger Pharmacy)
• Kroger Limited Partnership I (Kroger Pharmacy)
• Rebecca Danielle Kuhl, APRN

• Dermatology Physician in Corbin, KY
• Providers in Corbin, KY by specialty
• Dermatology Physician in Kentucky

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 22, 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.

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