NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Morellato

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Jackson, MS

John Morellato is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1245754498, issued on Jul 31, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 25709, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1245754498
Name
John Morellato
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
25709 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216
Phone
(601) 984-1000
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2017
Record last updated
May 30, 2025
Fax
(601) 815-0434
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181017002896); 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 2500 N State St

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

  1. Noah Abbas, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1982991246
  2. Syed Abbas, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1407378961
  3. Rania AbdoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255168787
  4. John AbernathyInternal Medicine Physician1700670650
  5. Jordan Abney, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275238214
  6. Hassan Abou AdmaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811826688

Verify John Morellato in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

27 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Morellato27
  2. Specialty average346

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): 69.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%48.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $16.79

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alon Medical Technology. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Morellato$17
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Medical Foundation OF Central Mississippi IncMadison, MS
  2. State OF Mississippi-University OF Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS

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

John Morellato among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi

John Morellato is one of 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2017, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Barr, MDJackson, MS 392161356545677
  2. Gene Barrett, MDJackson, MS 392161386632552
  3. Latoya BraylockJackson, MS 392161063805778
  4. Jacob Folse, MDJackson, MS 392161023456720
  5. David Gandy, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161841411790
  6. Matthew Graves, MDJackson, MS 392161891702148
  7. Lane Laken, MDJackson, MS 392161457467466
  8. James Moss, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161396056784

Common questions

What is John Morellato's NPI number?

John Morellato's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245754498, issued on Jul 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Morellato located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 984-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Morellato's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 25709, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Morellato prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Morellato had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Morellato's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.8 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.