James W. Mellert, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Torrance, CA
James W. Mellert, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1174631071, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (California 30454, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Mellert
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 30454 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3480 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 543-1234
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 543-8795
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3480 Torrance Blvd
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Verify James W. Mellert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 30454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate57 claims
- Amoxicillin41 claims
- Azithromycin11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $370.44
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
James W. Mellert among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
James W. Mellert, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
195 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 195 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is James W. Mellert, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
James W. Mellert, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174631071, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Mellert, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3480 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 543-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Mellert, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 30454, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James W. Mellert, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Mellert, D.D.S. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.