Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1982973582, issued on Dec 28, 2011. Check the license (California A139158, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mel Clark Requias Taveros
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- A139158 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Brundage LN, Bakersfield, CA 93304
- Phone
- (661) 323-6086
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 324-6301
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mel Clark Requias Taveros in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A139158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $50.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Mel Clark Requias Taveros among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in California
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- Emily Win, MDBakersfield, CA 933061427435379
Common questions
What is Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982973582, issued on Dec 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Brundage LN, Bakersfield, CA, 93304. Phone: (661) 323-6086. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mel Clark Requias Taveros, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A139158, 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.
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.