Melena Smith
Acupuncturist · Berkeley, CA
Melena Smith is an acupuncturist with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1184494593, issued on Jan 5, 2024. Check the license (California 19916, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Melena Smith
- Primary taxonomy
- Acupuncturist 171100000X
- License number
- 19916 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1283 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94706
- Phone
- (510) 214-2980
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2024
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melena Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 19916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Melena Smith among 10,648 acupuncturist records in California
Melena Smith is one of 10,648 acupuncturist records with a practice address in California. under 1% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 171100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
159 acupuncturist records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 159 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 10,648 acupuncturist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Melena Smith's NPI number?
Melena Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184494593, issued on Jan 5, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melena Smith located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1283 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA, 94706. Phone: (510) 214-2980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melena Smith's license?
NPPES lists California license number 19916, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.