Brett C. Mellinger, MD
Urology Physician · Garden City, NY
Brett C. Mellinger, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Garden City, New York, and NPI 1174586366, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (New York 156186, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brett C. Mellinger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 156186 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530
- Phone
- (516) 873-5353
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 873-8850
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brett C. Mellinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 156186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
770 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl149 claims
- Finasteride134 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate131 claims
- Testosterone78 claims
- Cefdinir51 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen33 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $364.68
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Brett C. Mellinger among 1,091 urology physician records in New York
Brett C. Mellinger, MD is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.
All 1,091 in New York → Every provider in Garden City → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Bruno, MDGarden City, NY 115301225094980
- Robert D'Esposito, MDGarden City, NY 115301780647974
- Robert Edelman, MDGarden City, NY 115301649233578
- Mitchell Efros, MDGarden City, NY 115301205892163
- Louis Faiella, MDGarden City, NY 115301922064880
- Toby Handler, MDGarden City, NY 115301891758710
- Aaron Katz, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301740399922
- Jeffrey Lumerman, MDGarden City, NY 115301083677272
Common questions
What is Brett C. Mellinger, MD's NPI number?
Brett C. Mellinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174586366, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brett C. Mellinger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY, 11530. Phone: (516) 873-5353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brett C. Mellinger, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 156186, 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 Brett C. Mellinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brett C. Mellinger, MD had 770 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brett C. Mellinger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.