Melita Talene Petrossian, MD
Neurology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Melita Talene Petrossian, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1790812162, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California A120954, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melita Talene Petrossian
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A120954 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St Ste 150, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 582-7433
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 582-7495
- Medicaid ID
- 1790812162 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120726000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1301 20TH St Ste 150
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melita Talene Petrossian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,730 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa448 claims
- Rytary158 claims
- Rasagiline Mesylate124 claims
- Amantadine71 claims
- Propranolol Hcl68 claims
- Donepezil Hcl60 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: $638.85
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melita Talene Petrossian among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Melita Talene Petrossian, MD is one of 2,339 neurology 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Melita Talene Petrossian, MD's NPI number?
Melita Talene Petrossian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790812162, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melita Talene Petrossian, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St Ste 150, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 582-7433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melita Talene Petrossian, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A120954, 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 Melita Talene Petrossian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melita Talene Petrossian, MD had 1,730 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.