Melanie R. Major, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician · Anaheim, CA
Melanie R. Major, MD is a surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1629468848, issued on Jan 26, 2015. Check the license (California 203896, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie R. Major
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician 2082S0105X
- License number
- 203896 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 E Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805
- Phone
- (714) 635-2642
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Fax
- (714) 635-8547
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251103000920); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records → All 47 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1717 E Lincoln Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie R. Major in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 203896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 112 among the 221 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $1,620.58
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,501.42 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
- Healthpointe Medical Group, Inc.Garden Grove, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie R. Major among 47 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records in California
Melanie R. Major, MD is one of 47 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2000 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2082S0105X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 47 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records in California.
All 47 in California → Every provider in Anaheim → Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmed Alsayed, MDOrange, CA 928681235660192
- James Coleman, MDOrange, CA 928681174628499
- Nicole Conkling, MDOrange, CA 928681477895779
- Andres Taleisnik, MDOrange, CA 928681396798195
- Larry Nichter, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471710062336
- Michael Fealy, MDSimi Valley, CA 930651669468872
- Maya Spaeth, MD, BSC, FACS, CAFPRiverside, CA 925061174738637
- Abdul-Wahab Shararah, PHARM.D., M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061912393315
Common questions
What is Melanie R. Major, MD's NPI number?
Melanie R. Major, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629468848, issued on Jan 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie R. Major, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 E Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92805. Phone: (714) 635-2642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie R. Major, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 203896, 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 R. Major, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie R. Major, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician prescribers was 112. 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.