Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1215223490, issued on Jun 25, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036135948, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Ellen Stack
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 036135948 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5140 N California Ave Ste 560, Chicago, IL 60625
- Phone
- (847) 570-1700
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 982-1098
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190920000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest colon & rectal surgery physician records → All 97 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5140 N California Ave Ste 560
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gianluca Lazzaro, M.D.Surgery Physician1235288416
- Janette Maldonado, MDSurgery Physician1033342548
- Cecylia Mizera, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1114937687
Verify Melinda Ellen Stack in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036135948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
206 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt61 claims
- Gavilyte-G41 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes16 claims
- Metronidazole15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate14 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: $1,247.28
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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 3 group practices
- Fairview Express CareEdina, MN
- Fairview Health ServicesEdina, MN
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology PAMaplewood, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Ellen Stack among 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois
Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D. is one of 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 97 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Saeed Albalawi, MDChicago, IL 606141376845149
- James Unti, M.D.Chicago, IL 606141477500486
- Marco Bertucci Zoccali, MDChicago, IL 606371033537659
- Lisa Cannon, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371841450640
- Miles Grunvald, MDChicago, IL 606371942704606
- Roger HurstChicago, IL 606371962415539
- Neil HymanChicago, IL 606371700811981
- Kinga Olortegui, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371497018469
Common questions
What is Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215223490, issued on Jun 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5140 N California Ave Ste 560, Chicago, IL, 60625. Phone: (847) 570-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036135948, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Ellen Stack, M.D. had 206 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.