Richard J. Mellitt, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Columbia, MO
Richard J. Mellitt, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1730171026, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 2000168805, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Mellitt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 2000168805 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1605 E Broadway Ste 210, Columbia, MO 65201
- Phone
- (573) 815-4130
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (573) 815-4135
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100109000281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1605 E Broadway Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lisa Byrd, FNPNurse Practitioner1013140847
- Joss Fernandez, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1235173642
- Claire KuhlmanPhysician Assistant1619795127
Verify Richard J. Mellitt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2000168805Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate39 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Potassium Chloride18 claims
- Furosemide16 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: $1,434.27
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Boone Physician Services LLCColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri
- Corinne Aberle, M.D.Kansas City, MO1437445269
- Umraan Ahmad, MDChesterfield, MO1750401568
- Ali Alakhtar, MD, MSC, FRCSCSaint Louis, MO1295588655
- Keith Allen, M.D.Springfield, MO1134186901
- Trevor Axford, MDSaint Louis, MO1528094224
- Colin Bailey, M.D.Osage Beach, MO1457372997
- Joshua Baker, MDSaint Louis, MO1972623692
- Shelly Bansal, MDSaint Joseph, MO1174793111
- George Berberian, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO1962569046
- Mark Blucher, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1568433951
Common questions
What is Richard J. Mellitt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard J. Mellitt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730171026, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Mellitt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1605 E Broadway Ste 210, Columbia, MO, 65201. Phone: (573) 815-4130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Mellitt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2000168805, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard J. Mellitt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Mellitt, M.D. had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.