Melvin Joice, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Providence, RI
Melvin Joice, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1740770957, issued on May 14, 2018. Check the license on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Joice
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- Practice location
- 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903
- Phone
- (401) 444-8689
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 593 Eddy St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melvin Joice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and DisciplineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate44 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Eliquis29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Jardiance18 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: $11.91
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 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.
Hospitalist Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 37 hospitalist physician records in Rhode Island.
Other hospitalist physician records in Rhode Island
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- George Giffault, D.O.Westerly, RI1750357596
- Duane Golomb, MDWarwick, RI1801924170
- Manoj Gurung, MDWarwick, RI1609186337
- Neima Hadi, M.D.Wakefield, RI1740638881
Common questions
What is Melvin Joice, MD's NPI number?
Melvin Joice, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740770957, issued on May 14, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Joice, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI, 02903. Phone: (401) 444-8689. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Joice, MD's license?
Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melvin Joice, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Joice, MD had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.