Meliton B. Silva, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Buffalo, NY
Meliton B. Silva, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1255588521, issued on Aug 19, 2008. Check the license (New York 260900, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meliton B. Silva
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 260900 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 834-9200
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110728000212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meliton B. Silva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 260900Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 94.3 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Kaleida HealthN Tonawanda, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Brain And Spine Medical Services PLLCWilliamsville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Meliton B. Silva among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Meliton B. Silva, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Meliton B. Silva, M.D.'s NPI number?
Meliton B. Silva, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255588521, issued on Aug 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meliton B. Silva, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 834-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meliton B. Silva, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 260900, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Meliton B. Silva, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meliton B. Silva, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meliton B. Silva, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 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.