NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie S. Crane, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Riverside, CA

Melanie S. Crane, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1083695456, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (California A87884, 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
1083695456
Name
Melanie S. Crane
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A87884 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
Phone
(951) 782-3878
Enumerated
Nov 10, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2025
Fax
(951) 784-3268
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050131000413); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7117 Brockton Ave

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

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  5. Hedy Assaad, MDPediatrics Physician1154302529
  6. Andre Babajanians, MDRheumatology Physician1255311676

Verify Melanie S. Crane 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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

12,214 Medicare Part D claims for 1,098 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 255 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melanie Crane12,214
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium704 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium643 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium521 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate447 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium428 claims
  6. Lisinopril351 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $62.83

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Crane$62.83
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Riverside Medical Clinic IncRiverside, CA

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

Melanie S. Crane among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Melanie S. Crane, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Riverside

They are 187 of the 13,893 NPPES records with a practice address in Riverside, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Allison, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061164471223
  2. Sarah Chae, MDRiverside, CA 925061003872169
  3. Stephen Colucci, MDRiverside, CA 925061245211614
  4. Andrew Corr, MDRiverside, CA 925061619958089
  5. Leah Hopkins, MDRiverside, CA 925061548239932
  6. Tony Kwon, MDRiverside, CA 925061164404729
  7. Catherine Larson, MDRiverside, CA 925061255313060
  8. Sarah Lavery, MDRiverside, CA 925061417990383

Common questions

What is Melanie S. Crane, MD's NPI number?

Melanie S. Crane, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083695456, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie S. Crane, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA, 92506. Phone: (951) 782-3878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie S. Crane, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A87884, 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 S. Crane, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie S. Crane, MD had 12,214 Medicare Part D claims for 1,098 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.