NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fred Melek Shalom, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Anaheim, CA

Fred Melek Shalom, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1215927439, issued on Oct 27, 2005. Check the license (California A33545, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215927439
Name
Fred Melek Shalom
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A33545 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3010 W Orange Ave, Anaheim, CA 92804
Phone
(714) 220-0263
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 952-2968
Medicaid ID
00A335450 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101227000814); 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 3010 W Orange Ave

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

  1. Ashokkumar Amin, MDGastroenterology Physician1831293109
  2. Julie Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457334070
  3. Vincent Chiu, PHD MDInternal Medicine Physician1942309703
  4. Amin Fawwaz, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1134271380
  5. Thomas Guiltinan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1942291919
  6. Kamran Haghighat, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205826583

Verify Fred Melek Shalom 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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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,214 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Fred Shalom2,214
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate158 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate146 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium140 claims
  5. Eliquis91 claims
  6. Lisinopril84 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): 17.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Manuel E Sipowicz MD Inc ET AL Ptr Cardiovascular Consultants OF SO CAAnaheim, CA

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

Fred Melek Shalom among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Fred Melek Shalom, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Narayanaiyengar Devaraj, MDAnaheim, CA 928041639133960
  2. David Kramer, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928041407845886
  3. Krishan Krishna, MDAnaheim, CA 928041922111731
  4. Nami Moradi, MDAnaheim, CA 928041356909980
  5. Manuel Sipowicz, MDAnaheim, CA 928041902887169
  6. Prasanna Challa, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928061194970814
  7. John Fan, MDAnaheim, CA 928061114129954
  8. Raveen Arora, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011164483244

Common questions

What is Fred Melek Shalom, MD's NPI number?

Fred Melek Shalom, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215927439, issued on Oct 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fred Melek Shalom, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3010 W Orange Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92804. Phone: (714) 220-0263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fred Melek Shalom, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A33545, 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 Fred Melek Shalom, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fred Melek Shalom, MD had 2,214 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Fred Melek Shalom, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.3 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.

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