Melissa L. Lichte, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Melissa L. Lichte, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1205271590, issued on May 1, 2013. Check the license (California A133585, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa L. Lichte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A133585 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y St Ste 1600, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3630
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151116001606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa L. Lichte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A133585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,245 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium169 claims
- Gabapentin116 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
- Losartan Potassium105 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100 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
- 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 L. Lichte among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melissa L. Lichte, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
473 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 473 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa L. Lichte, MD's NPI number?
Melissa L. Lichte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205271590, issued on May 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa L. Lichte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St Ste 1600, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa L. Lichte, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A133585, 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 L. Lichte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa L. Lichte, MD had 4,245 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.
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.