Melinda J. Gruber, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Claus, IN
Melinda J. Gruber, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Claus, Indiana, and NPI 1962449041, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01045418, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda J. Gruber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01045418 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 92 W Christmas Blvd, Santa Claus, IN 47579
- Phone
- (812) 937-4120
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (812) 937-7074
- Medicaid ID
- 200137470 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060628000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 92 W Christmas Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Erin Marchand, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972766236
- Debra Schroer, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295846798
- Paige Tolbert, NPNurse Practitioner1295697514
Verify Melinda J. Gruber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01045418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
513 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide18 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Sertraline Hcl15 claims
- Clonazepam14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.6 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: $98.83
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Deaconess Clinic IncEvansville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda J. Gruber among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Melinda J. Gruber, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 48% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Claus
They are 2 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Claus, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Marchand, MDSanta Claus, IN 475791972766236
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- James Gruber, MDTell City, IN 475861982682944
- Eric Kleeman, MDTell City, IN 475861063517308
- William Marcrum, MDTell City, IN 475861629051792
- Joshua Poos, M.D.Tell City, IN 475861134142540
- James Rogan, MDTell City, IN 475861275616633
- Stephen Syler, MDTell City, IN 475861801882857
Common questions
What is Melinda J. Gruber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melinda J. Gruber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962449041, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda J. Gruber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 92 W Christmas Blvd, Santa Claus, IN, 47579. Phone: (812) 937-4120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda J. Gruber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01045418, 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 Melinda J. Gruber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda J. Gruber, M.D. had 513 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda J. Gruber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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), 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.