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Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO

Accepting New Patients

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (1995)

2355 W Arlington Boulevard
Greenville, NC 27834

(252) 744-2545

Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO is a nephrologist in Greenville, NC specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO is affiliated with East Carolina University.

Office Locations

2355 W Arlington Boulevard
Greenville, NC 27834

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2100 Stantonsburg Road
Greenville, NC 27834

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	269
dialysis	350
doctor visit	303
hemofiltration	64
hospital care	652
inpatient care	652
lab tests	102
preventive care	22
vaccines	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	172
dialysis	171
doctor visit	285
hospital care	366
inpatient care	366
lab tests	83

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	309
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	25
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	65
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	158
dialysis	106
doctor visit	232
hospital care	430
inpatient care	430
lab tests	40
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	268
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	19
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	67
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	217
dialysis	48
doctor visit	291
hospital care	279
inpatient care	279
lab tests	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	458
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	28
Less than 65	280

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	69
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2016 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	244
dialysis	33
doctor visit	365
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
lab tests	46

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	230
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	19
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	72
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2017 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	307
dialysis	46
doctor visit	373
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
lab tests	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	239
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	17
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	69
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2018 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	274
dialysis	72
doctor visit	333
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
lab tests	46
preventive care	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	246
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	12
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	68
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2019 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	226
dialysis	44
doctor visit	275
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
lab tests	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	241
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	13
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	72
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2020 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	111
dialysis	37
doctor visit	178
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lab tests	66
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	17
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	75
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	30
doctor visit	160
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
lab tests	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	17
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	65
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	27
doctor visit	97
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	13
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	60
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated as a nephrologist in Greenville, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

blood draw	219
dialysis	87
doctor visit	262
hemofiltration	64
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
lab tests	54
preventive care	28
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	222
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	31
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	16
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	62
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO graduated from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995. She completed residency at East Carolina University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (1995)

Residency: East Carolina University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology (2002)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

East Carolina University

Ratings & Reviews

Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Greenville, NC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-03

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Dr. Hames is a superior physician. Professional, friendly, and caring. Always makes sure to fully explain and have an understanding of the exam and treatment.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-07

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Hames is the best doctor that I have ever

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-10

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Hames is a wonderful, though person

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-05

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Melanie Hames is the best.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-06-30

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Dr. Hames is the best.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-08-15

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Good

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-14

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Good

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$309 ACTHAR $309
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$220 SAMSCA $157	JYNARQUE $63
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$121 ULTOMIRIS $64	SOLIRIS $57
Amgen Inc.	$115 Parsabiv $12	$103
Relypsa, Inc.	$103 VELTASSA $103
Other	$558 ACTHAR $134	VELTASSA $90	ABT-627 $81	Rayaldee $36	Velphoro $30	Other $187

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,281
Education	$146

Research Payments

Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO has received 11 research payments totaling $36,142.

Biography

Dr. Melanie Hames' specialty is adult nephrology. Patient ratings for Dr. Hames average 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with East Carolina University. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Hames is currently accepting new patients at her office in Greenville, NC. Dr. Hames is a graduate of Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Her training includes residency programs at Mayo Clinic and a hospital affiliated with East Carolina University.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Melanie I. Hames, DO From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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Biography

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