NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Kuo King, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Long Beach, CA

Melissa Kuo King, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1417052341, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (California A95240, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417052341
Name
Melissa Kuo King
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
A95240 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2699 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone
(562) 426-3333
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090914000756); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2699 Atlantic Ave

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

  1. Joilyn AndersonFamily Nurse Practitioner1114557170
  2. Mark Asbill, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558310896
  3. Renuka Boyapalli, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1558399311
  4. Lauren Choi, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1699736132
  5. Jeffrey Chwa, DORheumatology Physician1285989236
  6. Anthony Chyou, M. D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1457592073

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  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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

643 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa King643
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Methenamine Hippurate69 claims
  2. Cephalexin46 claims
  3. Mupirocin46 claims
  4. Fosfomycin Tromethamine42 claims
  5. Santyl40 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate34 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupLong Beach, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Kuo King among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California

Melissa Kuo King, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 735 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yunjia Shen, DOLong Beach, CA 908061558933564
  2. Greg Strayer, MDLong Beach, CA 908061447208418
  3. Patrice Marcarelli, MDLong Beach, CA 908071760455000
  4. Marcia Alcouloumre Senteno, MDLong Beach, CA 908131770502650
  5. Chester Choi, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131730197344
  6. Jerome De Vente, MDLong Beach, CA 908131548208242
  7. Caroline Koan, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131205298767
  8. Benjamin Montoya, MDLong Beach, CA 908131588701619

Common questions

What is Melissa Kuo King, MD's NPI number?

Melissa Kuo King, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417052341, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Kuo King, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2699 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 426-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Kuo King, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A95240, 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 Kuo King, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Kuo King, MD had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.

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