Richard J. Mellitt, M.D.

NPI 1730171026ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Columbia, MO

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) in Columbia, Missouri, trained at Saint Louis University School of Medicine (class of 1989). 219 Medicare patients in 2024, $178,309 paid; nearly all of their 185 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Biotronik Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,541 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1730171026
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	M.D.
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Aug 22, 2005
Last updated in NPPES	Sep 22, 2021
Certified by provider	Sep 22, 2021

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	2000168805	MO

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (MO)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	219
Services billed	447 across 53 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$178,309

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	185 · 212 30-day fills
Patients	77
Total drug cost	$3,878
Generic share	95% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Graduation year	1989
Medicare specialty	Cardiac Surgery
Secondary specialties	Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery