Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
Complex Family Planning Physician · Sacramento, CA
Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H. is a complex family planning physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1144541582, issued on Jun 21, 2010. Check the license (California A128819, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Joy Chen
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Complex Family Planning Physician 207VC0300X
- License number
- A128819 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-6554
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140820000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4860 Y St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Joy Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average complex family planning physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 28 among the 44 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $3,935.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 22 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,879.76 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Complex Family Planning Physician providers in California
There are 23 complex family planning physician records in California.
Other complex family planning physician records in California
- Paul Blumenthal, MDStanford, CA1336202977
- Erica Cahill, MDStanford, CA1871936351
- Jayne Caron, MDPalo Alto, CA1780213819
- Mitchell Creinin, MDSacramento, CA1801868484
- Natalie Dicenzo, MDSacramento, CA1174148027
- Anne Flynn, MDSacramento, CA1326435447
- Karen Greiner, MD, MPHLa Jolla, CA1427686930
- Jaclyn Grentzer, MD, MSCIRiverside, CA1215240338
- Maryam Guiahi, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA1386805521
- Andrea Henkel, MDStanford, CA1003279209
Common questions
What is Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144541582, issued on Jun 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-6554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A128819, 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 Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Joy Chen, M.D., M.P.H. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among complex family planning physician prescribers was 28. 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.