NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1588229835, issued on May 2, 2019. Check the license (California PTL1735, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588229835
Name
Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
PTL1735 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(833) 574-2273
Enumerated
May 2, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 7, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211123002336); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4647 Zion Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samy Abdou, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1215085006
  2. Samvel Abelyan, PHARMDPharmacist1306629928
  3. Ali Aboutaleb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821261405
  4. Patricia Achilly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1932257847
  5. Linda Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1427174689
  6. Mette-Margrethe Adkisson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528288081

Verify Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

194 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anthony Mells194
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
  2. Cephalexin24 claims
  3. Cefpodoxime Proxetil15 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Berkman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201851305478
  2. Kathy Cooper, D.O.San Diego, CA 921201891802716
  3. William Durkin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201174514582
  4. James Foster, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201699781955
  5. David Frant, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174690028
  6. Steven Kohler, MDSan Diego, CA 921201942377858
  7. James Larson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201972519189
  8. Minh Le, MDSan Diego, CA 921201609829142

Common questions

What is Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD's NPI number?

Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588229835, issued on May 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number PTL1735, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anthony Jacob Sutton Mells, MD had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.