Dr. Benjamin J. Melancon, MD
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2020)
- Years since graduation
- 6
- In the NPI registry since
- 2020
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 166
Licensed in Alabama since 2021, according to the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2020Medical school: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
- 2020Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
AL license 43183 (first issued 2021; active) - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL
Medical groups
- University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC (2,814 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 166
- Services billed
- 426
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 79 | 40 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 44 | 25 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 18 | 18 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 14 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 11 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Birmingham, AL | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.