Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD
Nephrology Physician · Virginia Beach, VA
Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1144487364, issued on May 16, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101243656, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melbeth Morales Lusica
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 0101243656 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 First Colonial RD Ste 202, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
- Phone
- (757) 623-0005
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2022
- Fax
- (757) 389-5383
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080724000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melbeth Morales Lusica in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101243656Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,280 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate130 claims
- Losartan Potassium127 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl118 claims
- Furosemide94 claims
- Calcitriol87 claims
- Potassium Chloride82 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: $516.32
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Tidewater Kidney Specialists IncVirginia Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melbeth Morales Lusica among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia
Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
All 327 in Virginia → Every provider in Virginia Beach → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haidr Agha, M.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234541003048117
- Barbara Gelpi, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234541407854698
- Usama Hussein, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234541194907527
- Alamgir Mirza, M.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234561184823338
- Madhu Kolli, MDVirginia Beach, VA 234621114900552
- Onweli Ogbolu, M.D.Suffolk, VA 234341336301423
- Stanley Smith, MDSuffolk, VA 234341902895899
- Thomas Whelan, MDSuffolk, VA 234341073504254
Common questions
What is Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD's NPI number?
Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144487364, issued on May 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 First Colonial RD Ste 202, Virginia Beach, VA, 23454. Phone: (757) 623-0005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101243656, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melbeth Morales Lusica, MD had 1,280 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.