Melanie G. Akalal, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Antioch, CA
Melanie G. Akalal, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Antioch, California, and NPI 1386723971, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (California C56049, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie G. Akalal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- C56049 CA
38564 IA
22442 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3454 Hillcrest Ave, Antioch, CA 94531
- Phone
- (925) 777-6322
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 777-6363
- Medicaid ID
- 1386723971 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140226001880); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3454 Hillcrest Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie G. Akalal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C56049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,461 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam228 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate179 claims
- Trazodone Hcl145 claims
- Buspirone Hcl125 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl116 claims
- Sertraline Hcl111 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncAntioch, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie G. Akalal among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Melanie G. Akalal, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Li Lan, M.D.Antioch, CA 945311366683112
- Ronald Leon, M.D.Antioch, CA 945311467418830
- Christine Lim, M.D.Antioch, CA 945311639321771
- Roya Noorishad, MDAntioch, CA 945311790195634
- Nnennaya Nwokeji, M.D.Antioch, CA 945311366737652
- Michael Rogers, M.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301891085510
- Jocelyn Cruz, MDFairfield, CA 945331033270400
- Homayoun Faghihi-Shirazi, M.D.Fairfield, CA 945331235244294
Common questions
What is Melanie G. Akalal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie G. Akalal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386723971, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie G. Akalal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3454 Hillcrest Ave, Antioch, CA, 94531. Phone: (925) 777-6322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie G. Akalal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C56049, 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 Melanie G. Akalal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie G. Akalal, M.D. had 2,461 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.