NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Mesa, AZ

Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1265811418, issued on May 20, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 007514, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265811418
Name
Sandra Violetta Mele
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
007514 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 S. Crimson RD, Mesa, AZ 85209
Phone
(480) 258-0489
Enumerated
May 20, 2015
Record last updated
Nov 26, 2025
Fax
(480) 718-7313
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180727001883); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Sandra Violetta Mele in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

102 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Sandra Mele102
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine11 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: $15.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sandra Mele$15.50
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Pulmonary Consultants P.C.Mesa, AZ

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

Sandra Violetta Mele among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona

Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

157 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mesa

They are 157 of the 9,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Mesa, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ankur Bant, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852091164544979
  2. Muhammad Chaudhry, MDMesa, AZ 852091609001262
  3. Nathan Duffin, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852091497016190
  4. Travis Fisher, MDMesa, AZ 852091366536732
  5. Nicholas Harrell, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852091467795617
  6. Bassam Hattab, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852091023420189
  7. Joshua Jalad, MDMesa, AZ 852091508200445
  8. Sujit Magiyawala, MDMesa, AZ 852091336109131

Common questions

What is Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O.'s NPI number?

Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265811418, issued on May 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 S. Crimson RD, Mesa, AZ, 85209. Phone: (480) 258-0489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 007514, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandra Violetta Mele, D.O. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.