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R Barry BARRY Melbert, MD, FACS, FASCRS

R Barry BARRY Melbert, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Clinical Areas: Colon & Rectal Care
Specialties: Colon & Rectal Surgery
317-528-2270
Franciscan Physician Network
Languages Spoken
English

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Provider Ratings

5 out of 5 (153 ratings)

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Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Colon & Rectal Specialists Indianapolis

5255 E. Stop 11 Road
Suite 250
Indianapolis, IN 46237

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Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Colon & Rectal Specialists Mooresville

1215 Hadley Road
Suite 201
Mooresville, IN 46158

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Franciscan Health Indianapolis

8111 South Emerson Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46237

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Franciscan Health Mooresville

1201 Hadley Road
Mooresville, IN 46158

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1701 South Creasy Lane
Lafayette, IN 47905

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About Me

Education

Medical School:
Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency:
Indiana University Health Human Resources

Fellowship:
University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest FKA Northwest Hospital Medical Staff Department

Undergraduate:
Indiana University Bloomington

Board Certifications

American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery

American Board of Surgery

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Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Anthem HIP
  • Anthem Medicaid
  • CareSource
  • Cigna Health Plans
  • Cofinity
  • Community Health Alliance
  • Corvel
  • Department of Labor
  • Devoted Health
  • Encore Health Network
  • Humana
  • Lutheran Preferred
  • Managed Health Services
  • Managed Health Services MarketPlace
  • Medicaid IL
  • Medicaid IN
  • Medicare IN
  • Medicare Rail Road
  • MultiPlan/PHCS
  • Sagamore
  • SIHO
  • Tricare/Humana Military
  • United Health Care
  • United Health Care Medicaid
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Conditions Treated

  • Anal Abscess
  • Anal Fissure
  • Anal Fistula
  • Colon & Rectal
  • Colon & Rectal Cancer
  • Fecal Incontinence

Procedures Performed

  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • Colon Resection Surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Minimally Invasive Transanal Surgery
  • Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Provider Ratings

5 out of 5

(153 ratings)

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

75 Reviews

07/14/2026

Explained things to me in layman's terms. Very compassionate

07/13/2026

Dr Melbert and his staff is Amazing!!! Highly recommend. You're in good hands! So caring!

07/10/2026

He is very easy to talk with and explained the surgery details.

07/09/2026

Very helpful and informative. Very personable.

06/30/2026

He is an excellent surgeon with a caring and easily understood explanation of the procedure and recovery. Excellent patient communication.

06/19/2026

He is a very good doctor in Texas time with his patients and explains to him what's going on so they can understand it

06/16/2026

GREAT DOCTOR!

06/13/2026

I trust him with my health needs. Very good bedside matter

06/02/2026

Dr. Melbert is great! He is extremely knowledgeable and so kind. I couldn't ask for a better doctor!

05/28/2026

Dr Melbert has always been kind, and very informative. He's very gentle and explains different options for your treatment.

05/26/2026

Very friendly and will always takes the time to answer all your questions.

05/22/2026

He did my procedure a few years ago so I went back to him

05/12/2026

He explains everything and is great person

05/11/2026

Dr. Melbert was caring and very interested in my condition and came up with a solution.

04/30/2026

Dr Melbert is always thorough in his explanations and is kind and compassionate with his delivery of diagnosis and treatment.

04/30/2026

Because I feel respected, safe, understood and that I will be treated with knowledge from a medically sound professional in a manner that would be respectful and well received and I appreciate that.

04/28/2026

Great communication, nice , has a good sense of humor

04/28/2026

Very good bedside manner, professional, explained my procedure, asked if I had any questions and spent time listening and asking questions.

04/27/2026

He’s the best- see above

04/20/2026

professional, kind and understanding

04/16/2026

I believe that Dr. Melbert is a very competent and knowledgeable doctor.

04/13/2026

He went out of his way to help me when I was in serious pain.

04/07/2026

Dr. Melbert is very professional, knowledgeable, caring, and he really helped me feel it ease and explained everything about my condition. He’s simply amazing and I would recommend him to anyone!

04/07/2026

Because I believe that he is one of the best surgeon in his field.

04/07/2026

Very confident in where we’re headed and how we’re going to get there.

03/30/2026

Very professional and great bedside manner!

03/24/2026

Very helpful and took the time to address all our concerns

03/17/2026

He is amazing, informative, helpful, knowledgeable, and caring.

03/16/2026

Friendly and professional and really takes time to address and answer any concerns I have.

03/16/2026

Very kind and made me feel at ease talking about my problem.

03/16/2026

Professional, has always done a great job as well as being friendly

03/13/2026

Professionalism.

03/02/2026

He is good at explaining things and very professional.

02/25/2026

Very easy to talk to,

02/24/2026

Very thorough and easy to understand

02/19/2026

He is the best

01/25/2026

Dr. Melbert went beyond and above to help me and is much appreciated.

01/24/2026

Because he cares

01/23/2026

Easy to communicate with and supportive.

01/22/2026

Very nice person who is a wonderful professional colon and rectal surgeon.

01/19/2026

Dr explained what was going on and had a number of options for me to try.

01/15/2026

Good foctor

01/15/2026

I would highly recommend Dr Melbert. He takes his time and answers all guestions completely. Very easy to talk with.

01/13/2026

He is very professional, unmatched knowledge and skill. Very effective at putting patients at ease.

01/03/2026

Professional, great communication

01/03/2026

Dr. Melbert is the best in my opinion. He listens to your concerns and comes highly recommended. My General Practitioner, who is affiliated with a different hospital network, actually recommended Dr. Melbert. I believe this speaks volumes about his expertise.

12/23/2025

He is the best!

12/23/2025

Dr. Melbert is the best!

12/18/2025

He listens and is one of the BEST

12/16/2025

I had been to several Dr’s in my area ( 2 hours away) with no results Mooresville was recommended to me, I am so glad I went Dr. Melbert was able to help me and it made an amazing difference in my quality of life He tells it like it is and before surgery exhausted all other methods and did multiple testing to make sure it was something that would be beneficial He always listens and takes his time during my appointments

12/09/2025

Knowledgeable, good personality

12/05/2025

He also explains whats going on

12/04/2025

On top of being a doctor, he is just a absolute wonderful person!

12/02/2025

He is very caring and very observant wonderful demeanor

12/01/2025

I have seen the doctor a few times always a smile from him

11/29/2025

Clear and present in every appointment

11/20/2025

The Doctor inspires trust and empathy.

11/11/2025

Professional, courteous, high quality care

11/04/2025

Dr Melbert is very thorough and has followed up with appointments to get me through this journey of healing my colon

10/27/2025

Very good with what he does. He cares

10/27/2025

Very thorough and explained everything. Very easy to understand.

10/14/2025

Dr. Melbert was great and professional. He answered all my questions. His answers were easly to understand.

10/14/2025

He is kind, professional and a good communicator.

10/13/2025

Very Friendly and Professional

10/01/2025

Dr. Melbert showed concern for my well being. He listened and provided recommendations.

09/16/2025

Very down to earth. He gave great info

09/11/2025

He was an excellent highly trained professional

09/08/2025

Went beyond their duty to help me.

08/25/2025

I appreciate his knowledge of my issue. Dr Melbert knew my past history on this issue. Dr Melbert and staff are very professional.

08/23/2025

I’ve bragged on him since the day I met him. He’s a very personable, caring, brilliant Dr. Wish all patients needing help in the gastroenterology area could have him as their doctor.

08/13/2025

Was explained all the possibilities and told how to proceed forward all done in a professional and courteous manner

08/12/2025

Despite the language barrier, the Doctor's empathy is palpable, as is his manner and kindness.

08/11/2025

I’ve never been to a dr that cares this much

08/08/2025

Excellent, talented, extremely caring surgeon with a great bedside manner.

08/04/2025

Awsome dr 👌 Makes sure u understand everything before u leave
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