Dr. Melissa A. Wright, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Washington University School of Medicine (2014)
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 317
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2014Medical school: Washington University School of Medicine
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
NC license 2026-01485 · MO license 2023014395
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO
- North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem, NC
- Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Creve Coeur, MO
- St Lukes Hospital Chesterfield, MO
- Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital -Centralia Centralia, IL
Medical groups
- Washington University (3,029 clinicians)
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences (2,645 clinicians)
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc (2,024 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 317
- Services billed
- 1,594
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 962 | 102 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 191 | 140 |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | 175 | 101 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 111 | 97 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 100 | 89 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 68 | 68 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 30 | 30 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 26 | 26 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 22 | 22 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 19 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 46 payments worth $32,832 in total to this clinician.
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $17,256 |
|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $9,826 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $5,124 |
| Stryker Corporation | $389 |
| Restor3d, Inc. | $215 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $22.83 |
| Consulting Fee | $27,595 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $3,909 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,329 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Feb 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $6,975 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Jun 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee REAL INTELLIGENCE · Recon Robotics | $6,891 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 28, 2025 | Consulting Fee AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | $5,841 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Sep 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $4,840 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Feb 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee VISIONAIRE · Recon Knees | $919 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Oct 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $908 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Apr 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $698 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging REAL INTELLIGENCE · Recon Robotics · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $659 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $611 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Jun 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | $525 |
All 21 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Oct 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $908 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Sep 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $4,840 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Sep 22, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to SAINT LOUIS, MO | $170 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Sep 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INHANCE · Ortho-Shoulder · travel to Raynham, MA · in-kind | $114 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 28, 2025 | Consulting Fee AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | $5,841 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging REAL INTELLIGENCE · Recon Robotics · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $659 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $329 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $187 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper · travel to Pittsburgh, PA · in-kind | $86.34 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Jun 21, 2025 | Consulting Fee AETOS Shoulder System · Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | $525 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Jun 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee REAL INTELLIGENCE · Recon Robotics | $6,891 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $247 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $382 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 22, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Waltham, MA · in-kind | $243 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $611 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Apr 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $698 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Feb 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee VISIONAIRE · Recon Knees | $919 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Feb 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $6,975 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INHANCE · Ortho-Shoulder · travel to AUSTIN, TX · in-kind | $322 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INHANCE · Ortho-Shoulder · travel to AUSTIN, TX · in-kind | $305 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INHANCE · Ortho-Shoulder · travel to AUSTIN, TX · in-kind | $254 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.