Melissa Louise Desouza, MD
Surgery Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Melissa Louise Desouza, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1902224694, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (California C202170, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Louise Desouza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- C202170 CA
MD205727 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 764-5350
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 500672653 OR
2037912 WA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250805001624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Louise Desouza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C202170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole95 claims
- Famotidine41 claims
- Ondansetron Odt40 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Sucralfate23 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,852.81
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Hoag ClinicNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Louise Desouza among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Melissa Louise Desouza, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Susan Hartunian, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631649357021
- Andrew Iraniha, M.D.,F.A.C.SNewport Beach, CA 926631700887833
- Andrew Jarminski, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631215060512
- Natisha Jensen, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631821072828
- Ronald Katz, M. D.Newport Beach, CA 926631649276577
Common questions
What is Melissa Louise Desouza, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Louise Desouza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902224694, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Louise Desouza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 764-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Louise Desouza, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C202170, 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 Louise Desouza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Louise Desouza, MD had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Louise Desouza, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.