NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda D. Labuguen, MD

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Apple Valley, CA

Melinda D. Labuguen, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1902860513, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California A52770, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902860513
Name
Melinda D. Labuguen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License number
A52770 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18300 US Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA 92307
Phone
(760) 946-8873
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 946-8890
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000269); accepts Medicare assignment
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 18300 US Highway 18

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

  1. Ashley AcasioElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1780511485
  2. Michael Adams, CNIMElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1750218418
  3. Samuel AdvinculaFamily Nurse Practitioner1962868844
  4. Kabir Ahmed, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1659315729
  5. Katherine Alconcel, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1376864215
  6. Robert Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003010182

Verify Melinda D. Labuguen 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%90.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $29.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tempus AI, Inc. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melinda Labuguen$29.09
  2. Specialty average$3,565.00

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Affiliated Pathologists Medical Group, Inc.San Pedro, CA

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

Melinda D. Labuguen among 1,554 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in California

Melinda D. Labuguen, MD is one of 1,554 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 891 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in California

There are 1,554 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in California.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Regina Imelda De Luna, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071821318106
  2. Mukesh AgarwalColton, CA 923241154901056
  3. Theodore Friedman, M.D.Colton, CA 923241003991654
  4. Ahmad Ibrahim, M.D.Colton, CA 923241356754840
  5. Ellen Ko, M.D.Colton, CA 923241124047501
  6. John Magpayo, MDColton, CA 923241093829251
  7. Mark Seifert, M.D.Colton, CA 923241831127653
  8. Faramarz Azizi, MDFontana, CA 923351104974914

Common questions

What is Melinda D. Labuguen, MD's NPI number?

Melinda D. Labuguen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902860513, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda D. Labuguen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18300 US Highway 18, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (760) 946-8873. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda D. Labuguen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A52770, 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.

What is Melinda D. Labuguen, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.