NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Kong, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Melinda Kong, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1306296348, issued on Jun 21, 2016. Check the license (California A153191, 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
1306296348
Name
Melinda Kong
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A153191 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1823 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone
(888) 663-6331
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2025
Fax
(415) 252-7176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190919003118); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1823 Union St

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

  1. Victoria Fung, PAPhysician Assistant1700522539
  2. Darenie Goodman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295992527
  3. Vanessa Hashim, MSPAPhysician Assistant1245781335
  4. Tara Kantharaj, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1033552401
  5. William Lu, MDSleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1528486297
  6. Paula Molina, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912377177

Verify Melinda Kong 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

68 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Melinda Kong68
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. One Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA

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

Melinda Kong among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Melinda Kong, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Darenie Goodman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941231295992527
  2. Tara Kantharaj, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231033552401
  3. Parivash Sanders, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941231801245386
  4. Eric Walsh, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231588689715
  5. Jason Wertheimer, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941231154855922
  6. Xi Chen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941221902434970
  7. Frank Chen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941221104010586
  8. Maksura Chowdhury, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941221831831197

Common questions

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

Melinda Kong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306296348, issued on Jun 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Kong, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1823 Union St, San Francisco, CA, 94123. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A153191, 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 Kong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda Kong, M.D. had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.