Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · New City, NY
Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in New City, New York, and NPI 1518588920, issued on Apr 27, 2020. Check the license (New York 61891, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melina Cherian Pooppallil
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 61891 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 381 S Little Tor RD, New City, NY 10956
- Phone
- (845) 634-5208
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 381 S Little Tor RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melina Cherian Pooppallil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 61891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin18 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: $546.10
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Melina Cherian Pooppallil among 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York
Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS is one of 7,828 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in New York. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in New City
They are 23 of the 1,117 NPPES records with a practice address in New City, and 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS's NPI number?
Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518588920, issued on Apr 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 381 S Little Tor RD, New City, NY, 10956. Phone: (845) 634-5208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 61891, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melina Cherian Pooppallil, DDS had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.