Melchor J. Sipalay, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Pueblo, CO
Melchor J. Sipalay, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pueblo, Colorado, and NPI 1356390074, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 38338, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melchor J. Sipalay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 38338 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1925 E Orman Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004
- Phone
- (719) 564-0450
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 564-1659
- Medicaid ID
- 29639565 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090203000350); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melchor J. Sipalay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 38338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,648 Medicare Part D claims for 668 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 507 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium540 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium480 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate408 claims
- Omeprazole281 claims
- Losartan Potassium280 claims
- Lisinopril262 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): 23.8 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: $631.80
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Heritage Internal Medicine, PCPueblo, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
91 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pueblo
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Common questions
What is Melchor J. Sipalay, MD's NPI number?
Melchor J. Sipalay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356390074, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melchor J. Sipalay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1925 E Orman Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81004. Phone: (719) 564-0450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melchor J. Sipalay, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 38338, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melchor J. Sipalay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melchor J. Sipalay, MD had 9,648 Medicare Part D claims for 668 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melchor J. Sipalay, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 23.8 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.