Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Lincoln, NE
Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1710957311, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 12536, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Albert Churchill
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 12536 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3901 Pine Lake RD, Lincoln, NE 68516
- Phone
- (402) 420-1212
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 328-0961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000812); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 46 in Nebraska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3901 Pine Lake RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Donald Breit, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1275587487
- Rick Chatwell, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1841260478
- Kenneth Cheloha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982616090
- Robyn FlammangHearing Instrument Specialist1134507445
- Robert Harrold, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1457731440
- Alan Jacobs, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1386614907
Verify Melvin Albert Churchill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 12536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,143 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate274 claims
- Prednisone241 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate112 claims
- Meloxicam47 claims
- Folic Acid36 claims
- Alendronate Sodium34 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $403.44
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Arthritis Center OF NebraskaLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Albert Churchill among 46 rheumatology physician records in Nebraska
Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D. is one of 46 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 83% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2001 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 46 rheumatology physician records in Nebraska.
All 46 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mashood Badshah, MDLincoln, NE 685161942829742
- Rick Chatwell, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685161841260478
- Alan Jacobs, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685161386614907
- Diana Meyler, M.DLincoln, NE 685161306371968
- Robert Valente, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685161437129905
- Jennifer Elliott, MDLincoln, NE 685101093823437
- Amy Garwood, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685101649227646
- Vernon Garwood, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685061760433312
Common questions
What is Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710957311, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Pine Lake RD, Lincoln, NE, 68516. Phone: (402) 420-1212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 12536, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D. had 1,143 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melvin Albert Churchill, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.