What is Joshua Melson's specialty?

Joshua Melson (NPI 1407012149) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Joshua Melson practice?

Joshua Melson practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407012149.

How much does Medicare pay Joshua Melson?

Joshua Melson (NPI 1407012149) received approximately $46K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 295 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407012149

Joshua MelsonM.D.

PRACTICERUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

328

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

337

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$32K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 606 Gastroenterology providers in IL — below median (cohort median 726).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

357

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$26K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

73.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl115 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl67 claims

Omeprazole50 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium46 claims

Linaclotide30 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.3

Quality

74.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.77%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$130

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$130

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$130

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joshua Melson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 15 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1194783076	33	107
John Hibbeln Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	29	67
Palmi Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	26	53
Meri Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	24	78
Jagadeesh Singh Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	21	42
John Meyer Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	21	60
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Elmhurst, IL	20	40
City Of Chicago Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL	17	40
Carol Lin Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	16	43
Gary Schaer Interventional Cardiology · Chicago, IL	14	39
Roger Billhardt Internal Medicine · Chicago, IL	13	36
Mehmet Kocak Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	13	44

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	231	1,211
JAKATE, SHRIRAM	88	251
RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL INC	76	286
James Cameron Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	40	149
John Hibbeln Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	27	67
David Cimbaluk Pathology · Chicago, IL	26	68
John Meyer Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	25	78
Palmi Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	25	100
Joy Sclamberg Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	23	81
Meri Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	22	48
NPI 1194783076	19	55
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Elmhurst, IL	18	38

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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