NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Vallejo, CA

Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Vallejo, California, and NPI 1154692804, issued on Jan 25, 2012. Check the license (California 113343, 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
1154692804
Name
Melissa Lam Vander Wal
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
113343 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 Sereno Dr, Vallejo, CA 94589
Phone
(707) 651-2440
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2022
Fax
(707) 651-1261
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131227001125); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2010
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 975 Sereno Dr

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

  1. Joel Aandahl, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1891423653
  2. Noman Absar, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205908951
  3. Anthony Acquaviva, MDUrology Physician1457439283
  4. Jhonnard James Acuna, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1205997327
  5. Omid AfshariPharmacist1184165391
  6. Eesha AftabStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770421687

Verify Melissa Lam Vander Wal in five checks

  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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

224 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Vander Wal224
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil15 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate12 claims
  4. Furosemide11 claims
  5. Metronidazole11 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. Permanente Medical Group IncVallejo, CA

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

Melissa Lam Vander Wal among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

64 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Vallejo

They are 64 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Vallejo, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Anderson, M.D.Vallejo, CA 945891265454623
  2. Richard Chesley, MDVallejo, CA 945891760560585
  3. Jonathan Kaner, MDVallejo, CA 945891457439358
  4. Kelvin Kay, M.D.Vallejo, CA 945891588778542
  5. Aye Kyu, MDVallejo, CA 945891255430005
  6. Becky Lee, MDVallejo, CA 945891487732376
  7. Scarlet McClure, MDVallejo, CA 945891033176979
  8. Lechi Pham, MDVallejo, CA 945891467530287

Common questions

What is Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154692804, issued on Jan 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 Sereno Dr, Vallejo, CA, 94589. Phone: (707) 651-2440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 113343, 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 Lam Vander Wal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Lam Vander Wal, M.D. had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.