Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Burien, WA
Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Burien, Washington, and NPI 1831157254, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Washington OP 00002210, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Lea Sobel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- OP 00002210 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16251 Sylvester RD SW, Burien, WA 98166
- Phone
- (206) 431-5316
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2568538 OH
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Lea Sobel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license OP 00002210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Ondansetron Odt31 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Melinda Lea Sobel among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O. is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Burien
They are 18 of the 1,342 NPPES records with a practice address in Burien, and 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
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- Gregory Garcia, M.D.Burien, WA 981661003972183
- Carter Hill, M.D.Burien, WA 981661568402709
- Susan O'Brien, M.D.Burien, WA 981661689735730
- David Parker, MDBurien, WA 981661295896488
Common questions
What is Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O.'s NPI number?
Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831157254, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16251 Sylvester RD SW, Burien, WA, 98166. Phone: (206) 431-5316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OP 00002210, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Lea Sobel, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.