Melvin Tepler, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Melvin Tepler, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1700991403, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (New York 146500, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Tepler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 146500 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1252 East 9TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11230
- Phone
- (718) 677-6000
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 677-7936
- Medicaid ID
- 00894179 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110519000135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Tepler 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 146500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam32 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium27 claims
- Celecoxib16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ahava Medical And Rehabilitation Center, LLCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Tepler among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Melvin Tepler, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harvey Klein, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112301164595534
- Vladimir Shur, MDBrooklyn, NY 112301134223423
- Paul Ackerman, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291306899786
- Pushpa Bhansali, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291093741506
- Alan Dayan, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291588615827
- Wendell Gorum, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291659379469
- Thomas Larkin, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291487670436
- Kelly Stets, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291245498278
Common questions
What is Melvin Tepler, MD's NPI number?
Melvin Tepler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700991403, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Tepler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1252 East 9TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11230. Phone: (718) 677-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Tepler, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 146500, 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 Melvin Tepler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Tepler, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.