Melaku Akele, PT, DPT
Orthopedic Physical Therapist · Santa Cruz, CA
Melaku Akele, PT, DPT is an orthopedic physical therapist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1942743398, issued on Dec 1, 2016. Check the license (California 294257, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melaku Akele
- Credential
- PT, DPT
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopedic Physical Therapist 2251X0800X
- License numbers
- 294257 CA
29918 MD
2305210590 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 423-3196
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240529004143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 548 Ocean St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melaku Akele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 294257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ati Holdings, LLCRockville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melaku Akele, PT, DPT's NPI number?
Melaku Akele, PT, DPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942743398, issued on Dec 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melaku Akele, PT, DPT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 548 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 423-3196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melaku Akele, PT, DPT's license?
NPPES lists California license number 294257, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.