Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S
General Practice Dentistry · Santa Monica, CA
Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1265562730, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (California 49719, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Wheeler Pruitt
- Credential
- D.D.S
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 49719 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 453-1223
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 453-8757
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Wheeler Pruitt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 49719Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $42.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, 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.
Melinda Wheeler Pruitt among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 94 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S's NPI number?
Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265562730, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 453-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S's license?
NPPES lists California license number 49719, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Wheeler Pruitt, D.D.S had 11 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.