Melvin Cherne, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Mammoth Lakes, CA
Melvin Cherne, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Mammoth Lakes, California, and NPI 1619962115, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (California G53555, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Cherne
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- G53555 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 Sierra Park RD, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Phone
- (760) 924-4070
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 924-4207
- Medicaid IDs
- 360002056 CA
00G535550 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070314000385); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Cherne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G53555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $123.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 5 group practices
- Beverly Radiology Medical Group IIIToluca Lake, CA
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationSanta Monica, CA
- Desert Advanced Imaging Medical CenterIndio, CA
- Fresno Imaging CenterFresno, CA
- Southern Mono Health Care DistrictMammoth Lakes, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Cherne among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Melvin Cherne, MD is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patrick Lauder, M.D.Mammoth Lakes, CA 935461679691158
- Yury Fayner, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551336261684
- Mark Beller, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341982660387
- Daniel Brunengraber, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341679734990
- Vu Bui, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341427142587
- Andrew Deutsch, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341356305437
- Michael Diament, MDLancaster, CA 935341053394536
- Ray Hashemi, MD PHDLancaster, CA 935341851355473
Common questions
What is Melvin Cherne, MD's NPI number?
Melvin Cherne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619962115, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Cherne, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Sierra Park RD, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546. Phone: (760) 924-4070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Cherne, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G53555, 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.
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.