Mel F. Roca, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
Mel F. Roca, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1841427564, issued on Jun 20, 2009. Check the license (Iowa 38891, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mel F. Roca
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 38891 IA
A108140 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
- Phone
- (712) 328-9100
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 328-0095
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100909001200); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2201 W Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Rygol, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184657603
Verify Mel F. Roca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 38891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,907 Medicare Part D claims for 648 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 172 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium523 claims
- Simvastatin392 claims
- Omeprazole355 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate303 claims
- Gabapentin291 claims
- Metformin Hcl270 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,207.01
154 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Alegent Creighton ClinicCouncil Bluffs, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mel F. Roca among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Mel F. Roca, M.D. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 40 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Mel F. Roca, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mel F. Roca, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841427564, issued on Jun 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mel F. Roca, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501. Phone: (712) 328-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mel F. Roca, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 38891, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mel F. Roca, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mel F. Roca, M.D. had 9,907 Medicare Part D claims for 648 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.