Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melissa Hart, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Monterey, CA

Melissa Hart, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1437479516, issued on Jun 11, 2010. Check the license (California C154608, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1437479516
Name
Melissa Hart
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
C154608 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23625 WR Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone
(831) 622-2708
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 23625 WR Holman Hwy

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

  1. Charles Bates, MDHospitalist Physician1356411268
  2. Michael Davis, DOFamily Medicine Physician1548259435
  3. Ann Marie Fitzgerald, CFNP, MSN, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558789412
  4. Bruce Hultgren, MDAnesthesiology Physician1285734988
  5. Tanvir Khera, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1750598348
  6. Susan Kim, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255643201

Verify Melissa Hart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Melissa Hart190
  2. Specialty average2,785

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.

No measured Medicare quality score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $41.89

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Hart$41.89
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Monterey Hospitalist Medical GroupMonterey, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

53 internal medicine physician records list a Monterey practice address

They are 53 of the 1,945 NPPES records with a Monterey practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  2. Alistair Aaronson, MDStanford, CA1457628760
  3. Jose Abad., MDSacramento, CA1144607219
  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Melissa Hart, MD's NPI number?

Melissa Hart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437479516, issued on Jun 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Hart, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23625 WR Holman Hwy, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 622-2708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Hart, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C154608, 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 Hart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Hart, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Hart, MD's Medicare quality score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.