Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD
Dermatology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1548276009, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (California G38118, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Phillip Mekelburg
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G38118 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8631 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 659-9075
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 659-2422
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080204000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8631 W 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Phillip Mekelburg in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G38118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,005 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin150 claims
- Ketoconazole96 claims
- Ciclopirox83 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented74 claims
- Fluocinonide65 claims
- Valacyclovir61 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,236.27
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tower Dermatology PCLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Glynis Ablon, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA1144292889
- Arthur Abrams, MDMountain View, CA1518093178
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Common questions
What is Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD's NPI number?
Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548276009, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8631 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 659-9075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G38118, 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 Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD had 1,005 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Phillip Mekelburg, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.