NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cary R. Mells, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Oceanside, CA

Cary R. Mells, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Oceanside, California, and NPI 1801880455, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (California G66590, 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
1801880455
Name
Cary R. Mells
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G66590 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
Phone
(760) 940-3505
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4002 Vista Way

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

  1. Michael Alaynick, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1073507174
  2. Matthew Allen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1770963589
  3. David Antoun, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043573785
  4. Hermineh AraminCytopathology Physician1821451444
  5. Allison Auchter, MD, PHDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1013595248
  6. Romana Bailey, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1396023685

Verify Cary R. 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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

71 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cary Mells71
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $72.62

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cary Mells$72.62
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Cary R. Mells among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Cary R. Mells, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 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).

50 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Oceanside

They are 50 of the 3,438 NPPES records with a practice address in Oceanside, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Alaynick, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561073507174
  2. Dorothy Brown, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561710971643
  3. Randall Browning, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561629062559
  4. John Bushong, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561235123050
  5. Reid Conant, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561255326351
  6. Michael Forman, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561992790661
  7. Steven Gabriel, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561780679464
  8. Darin Garner, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561275535874

Common questions

What is Cary R. Mells, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cary R. Mells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801880455, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cary R. Mells, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA, 92056. Phone: (760) 940-3505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cary R. Mells, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G66590, 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 Cary R. Mells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cary R. Mells, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.