Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC
Physical Therapist · Costa Mesa, CA
Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC is a physical therapist with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1124244769, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (California 37253, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Wheeler Connell
- Credential
- MPT, MTC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Therapist 225100000X
- License numbers
- 37253 CA
19488 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Adams Ave Ste 201, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Phone
- (714) 556-1600
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 556-3737
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120919000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Wheeler Connell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 37253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- California Luna Care Physical Therapy PCLos Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Wheeler Connell among 22,531 physical therapist records in California
Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC is one of 22,531 physical therapist records with a practice address in California. 32% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 16% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2017 among the 7,751 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 physical therapist records list a practice address in Costa Mesa
They are 128 of the 4,286 NPPES records with a practice address in Costa Mesa, and 22,531 physical therapist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC's NPI number?
Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124244769, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Adams Ave Ste 201, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (714) 556-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 37253, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Melanie Wheeler Connell, MPT, MTC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.