Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Montebello, CA
Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Montebello, California, and NPI 1578096764, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (California A158709, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ariana Brizuela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A158709 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 Town Center Dr, Montebello, CA 90640
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200831003100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ariana Brizuela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A158709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,675 Medicare Part D claims for 767 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium621 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate378 claims
- Lisinopril264 claims
- Losartan Potassium244 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium215 claims
- Metformin Hcl200 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Dimas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ariana Brizuela among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Montebello
They are 25 of the 728 NPPES records with a practice address in Montebello, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578096764, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 Town Center Dr, Montebello, CA, 90640. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A158709, 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.
How much does Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ariana Brizuela, MD had 5,675 Medicare Part D claims for 767 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.