NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1033190970, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (California A94731, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033190970
Name
Melinda Luz Aquino
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
A94731 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2250 Hayes St Ste 612, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone
(415) 752-1122
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 744-1199
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060417000336); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2250 Hayes St Ste 612

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

  1. Ulyana Shikaloff, DPMPodiatrist1538728639

Verify Melinda Luz Aquino in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

130 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melinda Aquino130
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel29 claims
  2. Eliquis22 claims
  3. Xarelto16 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium13 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: $235.85

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melinda Aquino$235.85
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. San Mateo Dialysis AssociatesBurlingame, CA
  2. West Coast KidneySan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melinda Luz Aquino among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California

Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D. is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neelima Katragunta, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171912188236
  2. Sheela Patel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171073516860
  3. Robert Warren, PASan Francisco, CA 941181336216415
  4. Douglas Grey, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151972681583
  5. Hong Hua, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151457439051
  6. Steven Okuhn, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151346328978
  7. Osvaldo Yano, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151316025950
  8. James Iannuzzi, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941211982846242

Common questions

What is Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033190970, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2250 Hayes St Ste 612, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Phone: (415) 752-1122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A94731, 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 Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda Luz Aquino, M.D. had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.

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