Melanie Santos, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Torrance, CA
Melanie Santos, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1720262470, issued on Dec 18, 2007. Check the license (California A93892, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Santos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- A93892 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4201 Torrance Blvd Ste 260, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (424) 212-5333
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Fax
- (424) 212-5343
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100827000801); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4201 Torrance Blvd Ste 260
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephanie Culver, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386758399
- Kinda Pineda, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245079805
Verify Melanie Santos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A93892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
2,243 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Myrbetriq294 claims
- Gemtesa286 claims
- Estradiol268 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro193 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate181 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate127 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: $4,729.73
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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 2 group practices
- Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA
- Providence Medical InstituteGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Santos among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Melanie Santos, M.D. is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California
There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
All 5,088 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Cowan, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031982618500
- Stephanie Culver, MDTorrance, CA 905031386758399
- Lisa Fisher, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031285665810
- Martha Hynes, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031801800750
- Denise Ishimaru, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031225219066
- Francine Ito, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031275562993
- John Lim, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031508899493
- David Lu, MDTorrance, CA 905031255515417
Common questions
What is Melanie Santos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Santos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720262470, issued on Dec 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Santos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4201 Torrance Blvd Ste 260, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (424) 212-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Santos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A93892, 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 Santos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Santos, M.D. had 2,243 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.