NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander S. Melman, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Bay Shore, NY

Alexander S. Melman, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bay Shore, New York, and NPI 1821037698, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (New York 157051, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821037698
Name
Alexander S. Melman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
157051 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15 Park Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
Phone
(631) 581-4400
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2026
Fax
(631) 277-3750
Medicaid ID
00990749 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100703000016); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 15 Park Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Frederick Achildiev, MDSurgery Physician1740467737
  2. Bradley Cohen, M.D.Surgery Physician1104859925
  3. Christine Fanelli, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689632622
  4. Manal Hegazy, M.D.Surgery Physician1457380024
  5. Charles La Rosa, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1619900438
  6. Kerri Murphy, MS CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1477328672

Verify Alexander S. Melman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Alexander Melman139
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Cilostazol47 claims
  2. Mupirocin33 claims
  3. Santyl13 claims
  4. Xarelto11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Chs Physician Partners PCBay Shore, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander S. Melman among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York

Alexander S. Melman, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frederick Achildiev, MDBay Shore, NY 117061740467737
  2. Michael AmaturoBay Shore, NY 117061245559699
  3. Marinel Ardeljan, D.O.Bay Shore, NY 117061710121108
  4. Bradley Cohen, M.D.Bay Shore, NY 117061104859925
  5. Luis Davila-Santini, M.D.Bay Shore, NY 117061851499958
  6. Manal Hegazy, M.D.Bay Shore, NY 117061457380024
  7. Scott Wodicka, M.D.Bay Shore, NY 117061871539205
  8. Michael Polcino, MDWest Babylon, NY 117041932475308

Common questions

What is Alexander S. Melman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alexander S. Melman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821037698, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander S. Melman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Park Ave, Bay Shore, NY, 11706. Phone: (631) 581-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander S. Melman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 157051, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander S. Melman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander S. Melman, M.D. had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alexander S. Melman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.