NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · San Diego, CA

Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1043252786, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (California A88009, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043252786
Name
Michelle Terez Pelle
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
A88009 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3965 5TH Ave Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 542-0013
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2023
Fax
(619) 542-0559
Medicaid ID
00A880090 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041019001349); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1997
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 3965 5TH Ave Ste 200

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

  1. Michael Lee, M.D.Dermatology Physician1255607685

Verify Michelle Terez Pelle in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

1,181 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Michelle Pelle1,181
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate93 claims
  2. Gentamicin Sulfate88 claims
  3. Clobetasol Propionate69 claims
  4. Fluorouracil65 claims
  5. Ketoconazole49 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide46 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $47.99

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Pelle$47.99
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Medderm CorporationSan Diego, CA

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

Michelle Terez Pelle among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Di Nardo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992873673
  2. Mayumi Fujita, MDSan Diego, CA 921031285727636
  3. Richard Gallo, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031679598890
  4. Barbara Garcia, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031225241110
  5. Tissa Hata, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031558313916
  6. Shang I Jiang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031801835996
  7. Michael Lerner, M.DSan Diego, CA 921031538314141
  8. Jennifer Lin Levy, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031568598308

Common questions

What is Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043252786, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3965 5TH Ave Ste 200, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 542-0013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A88009, 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 Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D. had 1,181 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michelle Terez Pelle, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.