Melanie Malone, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician · La Jolla, CA
Melanie Malone, M.D. is a plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1144547183, issued on Apr 30, 2010. Check the license (California A156432, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Malone
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician 2082S0099X
- License number
- A156432 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4150 Regents Park Row Ste 280, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 225-8873
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician records → All 25 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4150 Regents Park Row Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaylan Edwards, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215684147
Verify Melanie Malone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A156432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 203 among the 119 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl23 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
- Mupirocin17 claims
- Valacyclovir15 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: $83.32
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $74,761.40 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.
Melanie Malone among 25 plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician records in California
Melanie Malone, M.D. is one of 25 plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 24% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2082S0099X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 25 plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician records in California.
All 25 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Cohen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211508993742
- Joseph Dinglasan Sr Md, M.D.Diamond Bar, CA 917651144774613
- Amar Gupta, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061912340159
- John Joseph, M.D.Encino, CA 914361487784047
- Timothy Miller, M.D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561992723209
- Ernest Robinson, M.D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561386716603
- Richard Gangnes, MDSan Clemente, CA 926731003834318
- Allan Kane, MDSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751235320805
Common questions
What is Melanie Malone, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Malone, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144547183, issued on Apr 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Malone, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 Regents Park Row Ste 280, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 225-8873. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Malone, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A156432, 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 Malone, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Malone, M.D. had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician prescribers was 203. 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.