Melanie Ho Erb, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Irvine, CA
Melanie Ho Erb, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1366458200, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California A76828, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Ho Erb
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A76828 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 727-0102
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 753-0291
- Medicaid ID
- 00A768280 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041227000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Ho Erb in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin57 claims
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate30 claims
- Ofloxacin22 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 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: $161.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Nengjie GE MD Pro CorpIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Ho Erb among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Melanie Ho Erb, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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- Zahra Ghiasi, MDIrvine, CA 926181669520490
- Andrew Lee, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181336536861
- Marjorie Mosier, MDIrvine, CA 926181962436154
- Zackery Oakey, MDIrvine, CA 926181720320872
Common questions
What is Melanie Ho Erb, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Ho Erb, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366458200, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Ho Erb, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 727-0102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Ho Erb, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A76828, 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 Ho Erb, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Ho Erb, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.