Melody Chong, DPM
Podiatrist · San Francisco, CA
Melody Chong, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1497786040, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California E3838, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Chong
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- E3838 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118
- Phone
- (415) 386-3338
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 386-3300
- Medicaid ID
- 000E38380 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040917001164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kent State University College Of Podiatric Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Chong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E3838Check 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 podiatrist in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox58 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium26 claims
- Ketoconazole22 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl16 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone15 claims
- Gabapentin15 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: $300.99
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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.
Melody Chong among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Melody Chong, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Bill Jenkin, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941171023063138
- Ulyana Shikaloff, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941171538728639
- Charles Starrett, DPMSan Francisco, CA 941171023120565
Common questions
What is Melody Chong, DPM's NPI number?
Melody Chong, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497786040, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Chong, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 California St, San Francisco, CA, 94118. Phone: (415) 386-3338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Chong, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E3838, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melody Chong, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Chong, DPM had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. 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.