NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melandee Brown, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Madera, CA

Melandee Brown, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Madera, California, and NPI 1871642272, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (California C146149, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871642272
Name
Melandee Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
C146149 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9300 Valley Childrens PL, Madera, CA 93636
Phone
(559) 353-6277
Enumerated
Jan 9, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 353-8370
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161212001230); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2002
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 9300 Valley Childrens PL

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

  1. Isra AbugrounPediatric Endocrinology Physician1437576436
  2. Nohemi AcunaSocial Worker1407408263
  3. Jillian AdneyDental Assistant1124584115
  4. Neha Ahuja, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1750728358
  5. Sayeh AkhavanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487340154
  6. Nikita Akkala, DO, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093506057

Verify Melandee Brown 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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Industry payments in 2024: $326.57

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melandee Brown$327
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Valley Childrens Medical GroupModesto, CA

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

Melandee Brown among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Melandee Brown, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erik Brown, MD, PHDMadera, CA 936361396130100
  2. Gary Magram, MDMadera, CA 936361649206194
  3. Ashley Tian, M.D.Madera, CA 936361114107844
  4. David Knierim, M.D.Madera, CA 936381245271782
  5. Loan Nguyen, MDClovis, CA 936111578582029
  6. Brian Clague, M.D.Fresno, CA 937011811293988
  7. Steven Hysell, M.D.Fresno, CA 937011831209394
  8. Catalino Dureza, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101871648840

Common questions

What is Melandee Brown, MD's NPI number?

Melandee Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871642272, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melandee Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9300 Valley Childrens PL, Madera, CA, 93636. Phone: (559) 353-6277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melandee Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C146149, 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.

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