Peter J. Melchert, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Peter J. Melchert, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1699735837, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 42003, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter J. Melchert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 42003 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (612) 262-1166
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 018019000 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050630000206); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2925 Chicago Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Peter J. Melchert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 42003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 83.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter J. Melchert among 1,288 pediatrics physician records in Minnesota
Peter J. Melchert, MD is one of 1,288 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 20% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 20% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2011 among the 204 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
268 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 268 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 1,288 pediatrics physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Peter J. Melchert, MD's NPI number?
Peter J. Melchert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699735837, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter J. Melchert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 262-1166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter J. Melchert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 42003, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter J. Melchert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter J. Melchert, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter J. Melchert, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.