Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H.
Surgery Physician · Slidell, LA
Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Slidell, Louisiana, and NPI 1518224427, issued on Apr 16, 2012. Check the license (Louisiana MD.208225, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge Dagoberto Melara
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.208225 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2170 Gause Blvd W, Slidell, LA 70460
- Phone
- (985) 326-8283
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151117001107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jorge Dagoberto Melara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.208225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
877 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass83 claims
- Prednisone73 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide72 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate71 claims
- Azithromycin69 claims
- Mupirocin41 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): 55.4 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: $18.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Rapid Urgent Care IncMandeville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jorge Dagoberto Melara among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 60% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Slidell → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Hastings, M.D.Slidell, LA 704611487744645
- Michael Karam, M.D.Slidell, LA 704611528150646
- Richard Leblanc, M.DSlidell, LA 704611295825636
- Gary Wolf, M.D.Slidell, LA 704611831150432
- Heather Bronaugh, MDSlidell, LA 704581144211632
- Diana Gillmore, MDSlidell, LA 704581437147352
- Cary Gray, MDSlidell, LA 704581659467488
- Kevin Lynch, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581023542354
Common questions
What is Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518224427, issued on Apr 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2170 Gause Blvd W, Slidell, LA, 70460. Phone: (985) 326-8283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.208225, 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 Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H. had 877 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jorge Dagoberto Melara, M.D., M.P.H.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 55.4 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.