Charlene Melody Gaw, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Clara, CA
Charlene Melody Gaw, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1992333835, issued on Mar 27, 2020. Check the license (California 181240, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charlene Melody Gaw
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 181240 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Phone
- (408) 851-4164
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240731003786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charlene Melody Gaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 181240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charlene Melody Gaw among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Charlene Melody Gaw, 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 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
55 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Clara
They are 55 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Charlene Melody Gaw, MD's NPI number?
Charlene Melody Gaw, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992333835, issued on Mar 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charlene Melody Gaw, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-4164. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charlene Melody Gaw, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 181240, 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 Charlene Melody Gaw, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charlene Melody Gaw, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 59 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.