Melody H. Hermel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Melody H. Hermel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1699139139, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (California A152365, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody H. Hermel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A152365 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 N State Street CT-A7D, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 226-7556
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 226-2657
- Medicaid ID
- MM3232267556 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230125000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody H. Hermel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A152365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ezetimibe24 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Eliquis12 claims
- Clopidogrel11 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: $347.74
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- United Medical DoctorsMurrieta, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody H. Hermel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Melody H. Hermel, MD 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 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melody H. Hermel, MD's NPI number?
Melody H. Hermel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699139139, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody H. Hermel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N State Street CT-A7D, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 226-7556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody H. Hermel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A152365, 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 Melody H. Hermel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody H. Hermel, MD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.