Active NPI 1982860300 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Melissa Lundbeck Kaptanian , MD

Surgery • Kalispell, MT

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

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Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Melissa Kaptanian, MD is a registered Surgery practitioner in Kalispell, MT. With approximately 23 years of clinical practice since graduating from Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine in 2003, Dr. Kaptanian provides healthcare services at the registered practice location at 310 SUNNYVIEW LN.

Dr. Kaptanian is affiliated with Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

310 Sunnyview Ln

Kalispell, MT 599013129

Telephone 4067516488

Fax 4067583157

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc Facility NPI 1417945627

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Kalispell, MT

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs +2.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.3 Yrs

State Avg: 23.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Kalispell, MT (144 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

27.3% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

62.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Kaptanian (23 Years) 23 Yrs

Kalispell Specialty Average (20.3 Years) 20.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	86	68	$35.00	$16.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	65	$306.10	$126.61
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	58	58	$525.97	$221.88
19301 Partial removal of breast	53	48	$1550.92	$666.92
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	33	33	$329.70	$136.53
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	32	$217.25	$90.96
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	31	31	$1044.65	$222.84
G2212 Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or	22	22	$78.00	$32.60
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	12	$432.38	$182.20
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	12	12	$25.00	$8.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	153	134	$305.00	$128.16
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	46	46	$521.00	$221.21
19301 Partial removal of breast	38	34	$1598.36	$674.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	37	$215.00	$90.27
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	26	26	$320.00	$132.18
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	20	20	$1062.60	$235.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	55	$301.25	$128.03
19301 Partial removal of breast	52	49	$1588.80	$677.58
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	52	52	$521.00	$222.28
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	45	45	$320.00	$139.63
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	44	44	$1081.00	$243.00
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	24	$427.00	$181.45
14000 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	16	16	$1314.00	$253.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$215.00	$91.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	76	$305.00	$131.09
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	61	61	$521.00	$224.11
19301 Partial removal of breast	53	45	$1594.40	$690.91
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	43	42	$320.00	$140.84
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	40	40	$1062.60	$242.97
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	16	16	$1826.00	$330.02
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	13	$427.00	$183.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	159	135	$245.00	$111.40
19301 Partial removal of breast	41	38	$1582.56	$702.65
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	37	37	$320.00	$151.43
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	36	36	$466.00	$214.15
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	35	35	$1012.00	$236.48
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	32	32	$1826.00	$342.45
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	14	$328.00	$147.52
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	14	14	$25.00	$2.96
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$371.00	$163.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	278	234	$235.69	$110.35
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	66	66	$458.77	$209.90
19301 Partial removal of breast	39	34	$1514.44	$704.12
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	34	33	$313.21	$155.13
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	31	30	$990.90	$249.15
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	30	30	$1783.00	$350.45
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	22	22	$25.00	$2.94
19301 Partial removal of breast	20	20	$1603.25	$415.53
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	16	$325.95	$148.92
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	18	18	$1826.00	$782.81
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	16	16	$320.00	$155.13
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	15	15	$1012.00	$241.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$164.31	$75.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	259	220	$213.00	$109.29
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	62	62	$413.00	$210.68
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	58	58	$289.48	$155.70
19301 Partial removal of breast	54	51	$1371.96	$690.37
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	54	54	$911.37	$247.09
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	43	43	$1611.00	$349.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$329.00	$169.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	20	$144.00	$74.54
19303 Total removal of breast	14	14	$2441.14	$1093.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	232	199	$213.06	$108.03
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	62	62	$413.00	$210.37
19301 Partial removal of breast	55	52	$1353.13	$644.40
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	51	51	$287.00	$150.70
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	49	49	$903.00	$239.30
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	44	44	$1611.00	$345.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	21	$144.00	$73.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$329.00	$166.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	19	$87.00	$44.15

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-08-26

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MT 12001

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License IL 036.120570

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc

320 Sunnyview Ln, Kalispell, MT 599013129

Phone: 4067563526

Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc

310 Sunnyview Ln, Kalispell, MT 599013129

Phone: 4067516725

Kalispell Regional Medical Center Inc

350 Heritage Way, Kalispell, MT 599013167

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Erica Case , CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1285889519

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Tiana Pallister

Genetic Counselor, MS

NPI 1851866552

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 27, 2023

Surgery (License #036.120570 in IL)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 26, 2020

Recorded as MELISSA KAPTANIAN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 26, 2020

Surgery (License #12001 in MT)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 07, 2019

Registered at 310 SUNNYVIEW LN, KALISPELL, MT 599013129 (Tel: 4067516488)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 07, 2019

Surgery (License #036.120570 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active August 18, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 18, 2009

Registered at 310 SUNNYVIEW LN, KALISPELL, MT 599013129 (Tel: 4067516488)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 18, 2009

Registered at 310 SUNNYVIEW LANE, KALISPELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, KALISPELL, MT 59901 (Tel: 4067516488)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 18, 2009

Recorded as MELISSA HULVAT, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 18, 2009

Surgery (License #12001 in MT)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 05, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1982860300

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 05, 2008

Last Update: November 27, 2023

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

310 Sunnyview Ln

Kalispell, MT 599013129

Phone: 4067516488

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