Melinda Orourke, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Wheat Ridge, CO
Melinda Orourke, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and NPI 1386646370, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 26923, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Orourke
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 26923 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4855 Ward RD Ste 500, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303) 467-0500
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Melinda Orourke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 26923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost13 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 79.7 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: $308.47
17 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 407 ophthalmology physician records in Colorado.
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- John Adams, M.D.Greeley, CO1407829179
- Mariam Ahmad, M.D.Denver, CO1093158651
- Antoni Allen, M.D.Wheat Ridge, CO1548499049
- Christopher Allen, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1326083585
- Howard Amiel, M.D., M.S.Denver, CO1306964317
- John Ammons, M.D.Denver, CO1386687390
- Erik Anderson, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1538423652
- Joshua Apple, M.D.Fort Collins, CO1023307048
- Justin Arbuckle, MDWheat Ridge, CO1285723452
Common questions
What is Melinda Orourke, MD's NPI number?
Melinda Orourke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386646370, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Orourke, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4855 Ward RD Ste 500, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033. Phone: (303) 467-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Orourke, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 26923, 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 Melinda Orourke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Orourke, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Orourke, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.