Joseph Lamelas, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Miami, FL
Joseph Lamelas, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1184613713, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Lamelas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- Practice location
- 1400 NW 12TH Ave Ste 1, Miami, FL 33136
- Phone
- (305) 689-2784
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1400 NW 12TH Ave Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Nento, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1447426176
Verify Joseph Lamelas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 2,088 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Colchicine23 claims
- Cefepime Hcl12 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.3 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: $73,604.41
93 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Nchmd IncNaples, FL
- University OF MiamiMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 407 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
- Ryan Abbaszadeh, MDJacksonville, FL1730508714
- Naaman Abdullah, M.D.Aventura, FL1679570402
- Charles Ablan, M.D.Brooksville, FL1174630529
- Kevin Accola, M.D.Orlando, FL1760488431
- Mark Adkins, MDKissimmee, FL1174610265
- Zainulabdeen Al Rstum, MDTampa, FL1548662174
- Mazin Al Salihi, M.D.Tampa, FL1194030122
- Mohammad Aladaileh, MDGainesville, FL1063261196
- Joseph Alesnik, M.DFort Myers, FL1982804761
- Syed Ali, MDOrlando, FL1518113562
Common questions
What is Joseph Lamelas, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Lamelas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184613713, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Lamelas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 NW 12TH Ave Ste 1, Miami, FL, 33136. Phone: (305) 689-2784. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Lamelas, MD's license?
Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Lamelas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Lamelas, MD had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 119. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Lamelas, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.