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2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1487643698 M.D.
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Melissa Hurd, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician in Vista, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,125 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 563 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
92.3/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$30.32
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Melissa Hurd, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 7,796 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

92.3/100
MIPS score · +9 vs avg
8K
Part D claims, 2024
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Melissa Hurd, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1487643698), first enumerated 10/19/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 7,796 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $30.32 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1487643698 · Family Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1487643698
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-MEGA 150K Family Medicine
  • MIPS-ABOVE 92.3/100
  • RX-MID 7,796
  • BOOK-MID 16,272 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Martha Lloyd · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

92 ≥ 66th percentile 66% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Melissa Hurd, M.D. sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Melissa Hurd, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 81% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 66% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Melissa Hurd, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 81 · MIPS quality, percentile: 66
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Melissa Hurd, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Melissa Hurd, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Melissa Hurd, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/19/2005

NPI 1487643698

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

150,125 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

7,796 122% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,519

MIPS final score

92.3/100 8.8 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Family Medicine Physician1.7%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
92.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%92.3%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 92.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

161 THUNDER DR
Vista, CA 92083
(760) 758-1988

Provider Details

NPI 1487643698
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 10/19/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

92.3379
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
75.293
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Melissa Hurd, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Melissa Hurd Medical Corporation
Vista, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Melissa Hurd, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$30

Largest payer

Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Melissa Hurd, M.D.. To verify Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Melissa Hurd, M.D. - brand share 11.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

11% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 7,796 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

7,796
Total Claims
$727K
Total Drug Cost
563
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
17,587.5
Total Day Supply
509,563
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$609K
Generic Drug Cost
$115K
Opioid Claims
266 (3.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
245

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.24
Gender Split
75% female / 25% male
Age Distribution
<65: 21, 65-74: 262, 75-84: 198, 85+: 82

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Melissa Hurd, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
 455
Amlodipine Besylate
 354
Levothyroxine Sodium
 323
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 269
Losartan Potassium
 254
Lisinopril
 224
Gabapentin
 187
Omeprazole
 168
Alendronate Sodium
 164
Metformin Hcl
 143

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Melissa Hurd, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

150,125
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,519
Avg Claims per Provider

Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s 7,796 claims are above the specialty average of 3,519.

Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Hurd, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (92.3 here).

James Batey 92.3 TN Michael Hall 92.4 PA Mark Minor 92.4 PA Martha Lloyd 92.3 FL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Debra O'Connor Chicago, IL Brent Williams Glencoe, MN David Morris Pittsburgh, PA Petros Chapanos Levelland, TX

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hurd.

One of 16,272 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Omer Aba-Omer
MD
Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Michelle Ababa
MD
Wilmington, CA
Dr. Anna Tzeitel Abalos
MD
Roseville, CA
Dr. Adan Abarca
MD
Anaheim, CA
Dr. Vanessa Abarca
DO
Ventura, CA

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Vista, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Melissa Hurd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Melissa Hurd, M.D. wrote 7,796 Medicare Part D claims totaling $727K in drug costs for 563 beneficiaries.
What is Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92.3/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 75.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Melissa Hurd, M.D. located? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D. is located at 161 THUNDER DR, Vista, CA, 92083. Phone: (760) 758-1988.
What is Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487643698, issued on 10/19/2005.
Does Melissa Hurd, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s prescribing is 11% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $609K in brand drug costs.
Does Melissa Hurd, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Melissa Hurd, M.D. had 266 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.4%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,125 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,519 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Melissa Hurd, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Melissa Hurd, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,796 Part D claims and 563 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Melissa Hurd, M.D.'s NPI is 1487643698 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.