Tristan Mele, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Apple Valley, CA
Tristan Mele, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1568800431, issued on Jun 12, 2013. Check the license (California 20A24049, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tristan Mele
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 20A24049 CA
11732540-1204 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18523 Corwin RD Ste A, Apple Valley, CA 92307
- Phone
- (909) 712-2764
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250428004063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 18523 Corwin RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eduardo Gallegos, M.D.Neurology Physician1548218522
- Manmohan Nayyar, MDNeurology Physician1124086855
- Brian Patterson, MD, MPHSurgery Physician1518321157
- Andrew Sundin, M.D.Surgery Physician1710412028
- Tracy Taggart, M.D.Surgery Physician1962603530
- Paul Wisniewski, D.O.Surgical Critical Care Physician1063674190
Verify Tristan Mele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A24049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $189.26
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Encore Medical, LP. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Memorial Hospital OF Sweetwater CountyRock Springs, WY
- Paul J Wisniewski DO IncYucaipa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Tristan Mele, DO's NPI number?
Tristan Mele, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568800431, issued on Jun 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tristan Mele, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18523 Corwin RD Ste A, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (909) 712-2764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tristan Mele, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A24049, 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 Tristan Mele, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tristan Mele, DO had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.