Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD
Legal Medicine · Clifton, NJ
Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD is a legal medicine with a practice address in Clifton, New Jersey, and NPI 1245291277, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA48796, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melchiorre Joseph Russo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- MA48796 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 128 Valley RD, Clifton, NJ 07013
- Phone
- (973) 279-5116
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 279-8899
- Medicaid ID
- 2103907 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050926000252); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melchiorre Joseph Russo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license MA48796Check 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 legal medicine in 2024
7,082 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium457 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate326 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium262 claims
- Losartan Potassium254 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium244 claims
- Eliquis230 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): 94.4 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).
Melchiorre Joseph Russo among 30 legal medicine records in New Jersey
Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD is one of 30 legal medicine records with a practice address in New Jersey. 50% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in New Jersey
There are 30 legal medicine records in New Jersey.
All 30 in New Jersey → Every provider in Clifton → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Syed Rizvi, M.D.Clifton, NJ 070111548371297
- Tanya Leykin, M.D.Edgewater, NJ 070201750468971
- Donald Cotler, M.D.,F.A.A.P.Millburn, NJ 070411801853049
- Mahesh Patel, MDOrange, NJ 070501942202841
- Svetlana Zonn, MDPlainfield, NJ 070601013948199
- Dipak Mallik, MDRahway, NJ 070651427139997
- Samuel The, M.D.Rutherford, NJ 070701588637292
- Paul Arias, MDNewark, NJ 071051255482022
Common questions
What is Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD's NPI number?
Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245291277, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 Valley RD, Clifton, NJ, 07013. Phone: (973) 279-5116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA48796, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD had 7,082 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melchiorre Joseph Russo, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.4 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.