NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melody Fatehi

Physician Assistant · Newport Beach, CA

Melody Fatehi is a physician assistant with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1174120943, issued on Oct 5, 2020. Check the license (California 1178024, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174120943
Name
Melody Fatehi
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
1178024 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2507 Eastbluff Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(949) 200-1655
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2020
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210115000212); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2507 Eastbluff Dr

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

  1. Melanie ArtinianPhysician Assistant1568132736
  2. Sarah Khan, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1467744771

Verify Melody Fatehi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

306 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melody Fatehi306
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass44 claims
  2. Azithromycin28 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim20 claims
  4. Naproxen17 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16 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: $321.06

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melody Fatehi$321.06
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Brentview Medical IncLos Angeles, CA
  2. Skinpeccable IncLos Angeles, CA

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

Melody Fatehi among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Melody Fatehi is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

145 physician assistant records list a practice address in Newport Beach

They are 145 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Holly Beardsley, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601558514612
  2. Michael P Blasko, PANewport Beach, CA 926601124100300
  3. Brenda Bushey, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601700827664
  4. Michael Cordia, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601659563369
  5. Tamara Cordia, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601215185921
  6. Sally Decastro-Tilsen, P.A.Newport Beach, CA 926601023282019
  7. Sanaz Demehry, PANewport Beach, CA 926601679625024
  8. Karri Knodel, MPAS, MS, PA-C, ATCNewport Beach, CA 926601124232160

Common questions

What is Melody Fatehi's NPI number?

Melody Fatehi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174120943, issued on Oct 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melody Fatehi located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2507 Eastbluff Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 200-1655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melody Fatehi's license?

NPPES lists California license number 1178024, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melody Fatehi prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melody Fatehi had 306 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.