NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lal, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Sacramento, CA

Melissa Lal, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1164241824, issued on Oct 8, 2024. Check the license (California F09240521, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164241824
Name
Melissa Lal
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F09240521 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
650 Howe Ave Ste 600, Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone
(916) 953-7571
Enumerated
Oct 8, 2024
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241031003499); accepts Medicare assignment
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 650 Howe Ave Ste 600

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

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  2. Helen KidkaFamily Nurse Practitioner1093581068
  3. Jacqueline Parker, NPNurse Practitioner1982264156
  4. Rolando Santos, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366893927

Verify Melissa Lal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
    Search for license F09240521    Check the board
  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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

579 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Lal579
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen132 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl44 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
  4. Morphine Sulfate Er28 claims
  5. Buprenorphine27 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl23 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $18.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Lal$18.30
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Advanced Pain Diagnostic And Solutions IncSacramento, CA

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

Melissa Lal among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Melissa Lal, NP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 83% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

444 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 444 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mira AidasaniSacramento, CA 958251982900718
  2. Sarah Ashton, NPSacramento, CA 958251912075938
  3. Dianna Costa, R.N., F.N.P.Sacramento, CA 958251528110327
  4. Annethe Elam, FNP-CSacramento, CA 958251063439909
  5. Janet Eltorai, FNPSacramento, CA 958251497838247
  6. Tara Favis, NP-CSacramento, CA 958251013279132
  7. Susan Gosselin, FNPSacramento, CA 958251467781948
  8. Sundip Hansen, NPSacramento, CA 958251154587749

Common questions

What is Melissa Lal, NP's NPI number?

Melissa Lal, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164241824, issued on Oct 8, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lal, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 Howe Ave Ste 600, Sacramento, CA, 95825. Phone: (916) 953-7571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lal, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number F09240521, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Lal, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Lal, NP had 579 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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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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.