Dr. Alexander S. Melman, MD

  • Bay Shore, NY
  • General surgeon
NPI1821037698PAC ID3678585775
Medicare services, 2024
1,635
Medicare patients, 2024
324
Part D claims, 2024
139
MIPS score, 2024
75
Industry payments
$2,077
Practice address
15 Park Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
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Primary practice

Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Bay Shore, New York

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Dr. Alexander S. Melman is a general surgeon in Bay Shore, New York

Dr. Melman practices at Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD in Bay Shore, New York.

Dr. Melman's NPI, 1821037698, was assigned on June 6, 2006. Dr. Melman holds New York license 157051.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678585775
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
78
Medical school graduation
1974

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Alexander S. Melman practices at Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD in Bay Shore, New York

Dr. Melman's primary practice is Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD, at 15 Park Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706.

  • Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD
    15 Park Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706

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Dr. Alexander S. Melman is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Melman's primary practice is Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD in Bay Shore, New York. The medical group on file is Cardiac Interventional Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Melman to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPDAcute Care Hospital outpatient department · Bay Shore, New YorkPrimary
Cardiac Interventional GroupPrimary care group, Fresh Meadows, NY2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander S. Melman's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Melman practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Alexander S. Melman is one of 1,604 general surgeons in New York

Surgery is Dr. Melman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Melman is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, New YorkPrimaryLicense 157051 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Melman

Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,604general surgeons in New York
9general surgeons in Bay Shore

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alexander S. Melman billed Medicare for 1,635 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,635 Medicare services from Dr. Melman across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 324 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $179,238 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,635
Medicare patients324
Paid by Medicare$179,238
Procedure codes11

Dr. Melman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1042024: 87920%
Surgery
2023: 5802024: 43226%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3632024: 32411%

Where Dr. Melman's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,52893%
  • In a facility1077%

Dr. Melman compared with the New York median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Melman
  • New York median
Medicare services
1,635vs 15410.6 times
Medicare patients
324vs 1093.0 times
Part D claims
104vs 244.3 times

Medians across 1,502 general surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Melman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alexander S. Melman treated 324 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Melman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 132 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Melman's median patient age at 69, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024324
Average age76
Average risk score1.89
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Melman's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Melman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19259%
  • Men13241%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Melman's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis60%
  4. Diabetes57%
  5. Ischemic heart disease47%
  6. Chronic kidney disease29%
  7. Atrial fibrillation28%
  8. Anxiety27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Melman's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Alexander S. Melman wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Melman wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims for 65 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 104 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $20,816 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 66 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024139
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$20,816
Part D patients65

Dr. Melman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic111 claims80%
  • Brand-name28 claims20%

Dr. Melman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Melman's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics9%12 of 139 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 662024: 10458%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Alexander S. Melman scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Melman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Melman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Melman, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Melman ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
67th percentile16 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Alexander S. Melman received $2,077 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Melman from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $876.

General payments to Dr. Melman by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Melman the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Alexander S. Melman's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Alexander S. Melman's NPI number?

Dr. Alexander S. Melman's NPI number is 1821037698. It was assigned on June 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander S. Melman?

Dr. Alexander S. Melman is a general surgeon in Bay Shore, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Alexander S. Melman practice?

Dr. Melman practices at 15 Park Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706. Dr. Melman's primary practice is Island Surgical and Vascular Group PC - HOPD in Bay Shore, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Melman to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Alexander S. Melman's medical license number?

Dr. Melman holds New York license 157051.

What medical group is Dr. Alexander S. Melman part of?

Dr. Melman is linked to Cardiac Interventional Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Melman to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Alexander S. Melman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Melman billed Medicare for 1,635 services in 2024, and Dr. Melman accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Alexander S. Melman's MIPS score?

Dr. Melman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander S. Melman see?

CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Melman in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Alexander S. Melman bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Melman's most billed Medicare services were surgery: bones and joints (29581), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

What drugs does Dr. Alexander S. Melman prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Melman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cilostazol, Mupirocin and Santyl.

Has Dr. Alexander S. Melman received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,077 in general payments to Dr. Melman from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

How long has Dr. Alexander S. Melman been practicing?

Dr. Melman graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.

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