NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Laura Capule, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · San Francisco, CA

Melissa Laura Capule, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1235452533, issued on Mar 1, 2010. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235452533
Name
Melissa Laura Capule
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
1001 Potrero Ave # 1M3, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone
(415) 206-8494
Enumerated
Mar 1, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120626000452); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Potrero Ave # 1M3

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Soraya Azari, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013156850
  2. Chitra Chandran, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487820866
  3. Joyce Ann Viloria, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013144724

Verify Melissa Laura Capule in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

250 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Capule250
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil14 claims
  2. Furosemide14 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium11 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate11 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Laura Capule among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

Melissa Laura Capule, M.D. is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 3% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3,035 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 3,035 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zully BatresSan Francisco, CA 941101821282534
  2. Fernando Castrillon, M.A.San Francisco, CA 941101598950289
  3. Melissa DonaldsonSan Francisco, CA 941101093900649
  4. Annya GallSan Francisco, CA 941101679777296
  5. Rebecca Kang, RN,PHDSan Francisco, CA 941101457546558
  6. Chad Kordt-ThomasSan Francisco, CA 941101386701167
  7. Heidi MelbostadSan Francisco, CA 941101366506321
  8. Kathryn MeyerSan Francisco, CA 941101043422157

Common questions

What is Melissa Laura Capule, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Laura Capule, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235452533, issued on Mar 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Laura Capule, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave # 1M3, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (415) 206-8494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Laura Capule, M.D.'s license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Laura Capule, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Laura Capule, M.D. had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.