Melisa Lopez Tapia
General Practice Dentistry · Torrance, CA
Melisa Lopez Tapia is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1972360550, issued on Feb 29, 2024. Check the license (California 109905, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melisa Lopez Tapia
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 109905 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1730 Sepulveda Blvd Ste 1, Torrance, CA 90501
- Phone
- (310) 325-8888
- Enumerated
- Feb 29, 2024
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1730 Sepulveda Blvd Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Suzette AguayoDental Assistant1356587240
- Hossein Azimi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1528705993
- Rupebeth Cruzado, RDADental Assistant1891272951
- Shelia La Von, DENTAL HYGIENISTDental Hygienist1710114533
- Hamid Ostadaghai, DDSDentist1689948531
- Angelica Perez, RDADental Assistant1245730407
Verify Melisa Lopez Tapia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 109905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin38 claims
- Ibuprofen29 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 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.
Melisa Lopez Tapia among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Melisa Lopez Tapia 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 2024, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 95% of these records are older, 3% 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 updated2024 · 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).
195 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 195 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melisa Lopez Tapia's NPI number?
Melisa Lopez Tapia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972360550, issued on Feb 29, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melisa Lopez Tapia located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1730 Sepulveda Blvd Ste 1, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (310) 325-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melisa Lopez Tapia's license?
NPPES lists California license number 109905, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melisa Lopez Tapia prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melisa Lopez Tapia had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.