Melissa Burchard Lares, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Melissa Burchard Lares, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1477877066, issued on Mar 25, 2010. Check the license (California A118921, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Burchard Lares
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- A118921 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2725 Capitol Ave Dept 304, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 262-9414
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150115002077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2725 Capitol Ave Dept 304
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Burchard Lares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol35 claims
- Progesterone21 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)17 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): 84.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Burchard Lares among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Melissa Burchard Lares, MD is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California
There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Burchard Lares, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Burchard Lares, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477877066, issued on Mar 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Burchard Lares, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2725 Capitol Ave Dept 304, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 262-9414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Burchard Lares, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A118921, 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 Burchard Lares, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Burchard Lares, MD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Burchard Lares, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.