Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lodi, CA
Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lodi, California, and NPI 1346681293, issued on Jul 8, 2013. Check the license (California A143139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A143139 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA 95240
- Phone
- (209) 339-7639
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170131001695); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A143139Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Spironolactone15 claims
- Carvedilol12 claims
- Kapspargo Sprinkle12 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Centinela Hospitalist Medical Group IncInglewood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D. 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lodi
They are 24 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lodi, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346681293, issued on Jul 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 S Fairmont Ave, Lodi, CA, 95240. Phone: (209) 339-7639. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A143139, 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 Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin Pilapil De La Cruz, M.D. had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 53 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.