NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melchor Jacob, NP/PA

Physician Assistant · Bakersfield, CA

Melchor Jacob, NP/PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1194962605, issued on Jan 21, 2009. Check the license (California PA-18339, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194962605
Name
Melchor Jacob
Credential
NP/PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA-18339 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2501 G St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(661) 327-2225
Enumerated
Jan 21, 2009
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 322-8414
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2501 G St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Larry Cho, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1487838090
  2. Cecilie Deza, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1538343041

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

5,783 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melchor Jacob5,783
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium314 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate225 claims
  3. Alendronate Sodium209 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl159 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium156 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: $5,288.04

173 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melchor Jacob$5,288.04
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melchor Jacob among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Melchor Jacob, NP/PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

165 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 165 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carlos Alvarez, PABakersfield, CA 933011023183282
  2. Gregory Baker, P.A.-C.Bakersfield, CA 933011205924222
  3. Amy Becerra, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933011811969371
  4. Darlene Bry, PABakersfield, CA 933011528245529
  5. Romona Dolan, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933011831181932
  6. Lori Dreyer, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933011558561175
  7. Brent Goodspeed, PABakersfield, CA 933011124195995
  8. Christopher Juden, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933011083760953

Common questions

What is Melchor Jacob, NP/PA's NPI number?

Melchor Jacob, NP/PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194962605, issued on Jan 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melchor Jacob, NP/PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 G St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-2225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melchor Jacob, NP/PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA-18339, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melchor Jacob, NP/PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melchor Jacob, NP/PA had 5,783 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.