Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1841855525, issued on May 7, 2019. Check the license (California 187166, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Nilupul Wathugala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 187166 CA
290867 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y Street Suite 1600, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3630
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 280443 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230808001635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Nilupul Wathugala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 187166Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,253 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
- Metformin Hcl90 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 claims
- Losartan Potassium87 claims
- Gabapentin80 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cares Community HealthSacramento, CA
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Nilupul Wathugala among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
473 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 473 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841855525, issued on May 7, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y Street Suite 1600, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 187166, 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 Nilupul Wathugala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Nilupul Wathugala, MD had 2,253 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.