Bekir H. Melek, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Covington, LA
Bekir H. Melek, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1114033917, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12377R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bekir H. Melek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 12377R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1006 S Harrison St, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 871-4140
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 871-4150
- Medicaid ID
- 1547492 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120828000643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 327 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1006 S Harrison St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Georges El Khoury Antoun, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1265621130
- Russell Reed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1487852034
- Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C.Interventional Cardiology Physician1346287737
- Mary Scheyd, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1144415605
- Nicole Sesser, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1912451139
Verify Bekir H. Melek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12377RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,625 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium346 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate295 claims
- Eliquis248 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
- Clopidogrel124 claims
- Lisinopril120 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $305.76
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ochsner Clinic LLCCovington, LA
- St Tammany Parish Hospital Service District NO 1Covington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bekir H. Melek among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Bekir H. Melek, MD is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samy Abdelghani, MDCovington, LA 704331962778159
- Ali Amkieh, M.D.Covington, LA 704331881696086
- Dorothy Banish, M.D.Covington, LA 704331821079773
- Martha Carr, M.D.Covington, LA 704331093779522
- Georges El Khoury Antoun, MDCovington, LA 704331265621130
- Gabriel Lasala, M.D.Covington, LA 704331477534295
- James Mace, MDCovington, LA 704331326098062
- Adriana Nagy, M.D.Covington, LA 704331154302016
Common questions
What is Bekir H. Melek, MD's NPI number?
Bekir H. Melek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114033917, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bekir H. Melek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1006 S Harrison St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 871-4140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bekir H. Melek, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12377R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bekir H. Melek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bekir H. Melek, MD had 2,625 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.