Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1538520465, issued on Mar 20, 2016. Check the license (Indiana 01085079A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Benjamin Meleca
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 01085079A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1130 W Michigan St # FH400, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Phone
- (317) 278-1258
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (317) 274-8285
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221206000769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1130 W Michigan St # FH400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Benjamin Meleca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01085079ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $459.08
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph Benjamin Meleca among 212 otolaryngology physician records in Indiana
Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD is one of 212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 212 otolaryngology physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Anthony, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021457666943
- Sarah Burgin, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021639498272
- Marion Couch, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021710071980
- Hunter Elms, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021225590359
- Janice Farlow, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021588010607
- John Gettelfinger, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021720466394
- Elisa Illing, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021851619845
- Michael Moore, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021851427900
Common questions
What is Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538520465, issued on Mar 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 W Michigan St # FH400, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 278-1258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01085079A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Benjamin Meleca, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. 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.