Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D.
Gynecology Physician · Long Beach, CA
Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D. is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1740366178, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California A72146, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Estes Huggins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
- License number
- A72146 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2880 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
- Phone
- (562) 424-4277
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 424-5808
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150216000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Estes Huggins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72146Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gynecology physician in 2024
1,041 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 299 among the 1,919 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol233 claims
- Fluconazole93 claims
- Gemtesa78 claims
- Cephalexin67 claims
- Cefuroxime62 claims
- Levofloxacin61 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $78.57
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 1,398 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,469.88 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
- Kansas University Physicians IncLenexa, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Estes Huggins among 369 gynecology physician records in California
Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D. is one of 369 gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1995 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VG0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gynecology Physician providers in California
There are 369 gynecology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740366178, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 424-4277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72146, 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 Estes Huggins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D. had 1,041 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 299. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Estes Huggins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100. 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.