Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1285647206, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 128407, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Wiederkehr
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 128407 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 198 Foster Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230
- Phone
- (718) 435-7676
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 871-1223
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110502000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 198 Foster Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Darnley AugusteRegistered Nurse1396097721
- Vanessa Farnsworth, LMSWSocial Worker1962959981
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- Natalya Gershenzon, RNRegistered Nurse1336445303
- Kisenia Golgi, R.N.Registered Nurse1467788455
- Maayan Levi Davis, R.NRegistered Nurse1568702579
Verify Melvin Wiederkehr 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 128407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
401 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate68 claims
- Mupirocin40 claims
- Azelastine Hcl32 claims
- Mometasone Furoate26 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Ofloxacin20 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Melvin Wiederkehr among 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York
Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D. is one of 765 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in New York. 82% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2001 among the 542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207Y00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in New York
There are 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York.
All 765 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Arick, MD FACSBrooklyn, NY 112311548346778
- Simon Friedman, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291225198138
- Gerard Audige, MDBrooklyn, NY 112251487807210
- Itay ChenBrooklyn, NY 112351881313815
- Samuel Nodelman, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112351619070083
- Ajitkumar VashiBrooklyn, NY 112351427068600
- Boris Bentsianov, MDBrooklyn, NY 112241407816747
- Sam Huh, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371386686293
Common questions
What is Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285647206, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 198 Foster Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11230. Phone: (718) 435-7676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 128407, 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 Wiederkehr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Wiederkehr, M.D. had 401 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melvin Wiederkehr, 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.