Melissa Velez See, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · South Gate, CA
Melissa Velez See, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Gate, California, and NPI 1922418029, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (California A167961, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Velez See
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A167961 CA
D83706 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8627 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA 90280
- Phone
- (818) 261-4505
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 012453131 DC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Velez See in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A167961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,105 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Metformin Hcl64 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Losartan Potassium39 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium31 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: $49.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Melissa Velez See among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melissa Velez See, M.D. 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Gate
They are 31 of the 466 NPPES records with a practice address in South Gate, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Velez See, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Velez See, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922418029, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Velez See, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8627 Atlantic Ave, South Gate, CA, 90280. Phone: (818) 261-4505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Velez See, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A167961, 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 Velez See, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Velez See, M.D. had 1,105 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.