Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Samuel Melton, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Samuel Melton, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1558558742, issued on Oct 2, 2007. Check the license (California A97812, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1558558742
Name
Samuel Melton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A97812 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 226-6667
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 N State St

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

  1. Sadeea Abbasi, M.D., PH.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366713513
  2. Danna Abdel-Khader, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780977827
  3. Terri Leigh Abe, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881897569
  4. Beza Abebe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558823674
  5. Mona Abedzadeh, M.A CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1699988451
  6. Zachary AbelsonObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1689237414

Verify Samuel Melton 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

130 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel Melton130
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin25 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.

The Medicare quality score for 2023: 84.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%84.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Community Hospital OF The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Samuel Melton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Melton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558558742, issued on Oct 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Melton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 226-6667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Melton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A97812, 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 Samuel Melton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Melton, M.D. had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Samuel Melton, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.