Melvin W. Coats, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA
Melvin W. Coats, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1376599159, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (California G66883, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin W. Coats
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G66883 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9209 Colima RD Ste 1000, Whittier, CA 90605
- Phone
- (562) 236-2290
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 696-1104
- Medicaid ID
- 00G668830 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031211001138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin W. Coats in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,619 Medicare Part D claims for 750 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 376 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate513 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium373 claims
- Losartan Potassium274 claims
- Furosemide260 claims
- Eliquis225 claims
- Gabapentin225 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: $22.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Caremore Medical Group IncWhittier, CA
- Pih Health PhysiciansLa Mirada, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin W. Coats among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melvin W. Coats, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier
They are 87 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melvin W. Coats, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin W. Coats, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376599159, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin W. Coats, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9209 Colima RD Ste 1000, Whittier, CA, 90605. Phone: (562) 236-2290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin W. Coats, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G66883, 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 Melvin W. Coats, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin W. Coats, M.D. had 8,619 Medicare Part D claims for 750 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.