Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA
Dermatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1346990470, issued on Mar 23, 2022. Check the license (California A188649, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Shwe Mesko
- Credential
- MD, MBA
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A188649 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5550 Carmel Mountain RD Ste 206, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (209) 981-2383
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250818004100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5550 Carmel Mountain RD Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samantha Shwe Mesko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A188649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
223 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorouracil25 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide22 claims
- Hydrocortisone20 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate19 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 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: $2,042.64
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Shwe Mesko among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA 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 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Eastlack, MDSan Diego, CA 921301740211077
- Arash Izadpanah, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301437100153
- Jeanette Jacknin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301225493323
- Katherine Kim, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301174610851
- Jason Lupton, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301659392587
- Dina Massry, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301538121876
- Stacy Ostrow, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301528003472
- Dori Rausch-Rafii, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301578666509
Common questions
What is Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA's NPI number?
Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346990470, issued on Mar 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5550 Carmel Mountain RD Ste 206, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (209) 981-2383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA's license?
NPPES lists California license number A188649, 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 Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Shwe Mesko, MD, MBA had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.