Melissa Bae, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Torrance, CA
Melissa Bae, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1205028982, issued on Aug 15, 2007. Check the license (California PA17969, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Bae
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA17969 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-2758
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Bae in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA17969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
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: $23.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Melissa Bae among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melissa Bae, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
89 physician assistant records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 89 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Bae, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Bae, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205028982, issued on Aug 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Bae, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2758. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Bae, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA17969, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Bae, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Bae, PA-C had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.