Edward Meltser, DO
General Practice Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Edward Meltser, DO is a general practice physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1124536289, issued on Jan 11, 2018. Check the license (California 20A15938, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Meltser
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 20A15938 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 469 N Alfred St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 923-4757
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180821004170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Meltser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A15938Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium53 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 claims
- Sertraline Hcl42 claims
- Metformin Hcl39 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): 3.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- American Critical Care Consultants CorporationPasadena, CA
- N Jauregui Professional Medical CorporationMission Viejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Meltser among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Edward Meltser, DO is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edward Meltser, DO's NPI number?
Edward Meltser, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124536289, issued on Jan 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Meltser, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 469 N Alfred St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 923-4757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Meltser, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A15938, 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 Edward Meltser, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Meltser, DO had 1,993 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Meltser, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3.6 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.