Dr. Melvin A. Lopez, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,059
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 529
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,636
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 901 Oak Park Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Pismo Beach, CA 93449-3409
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 481-2205
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Ventana Health Center
Multi-specialty group site · Pismo Beach, California
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Dr. Melvin A. Lopez is a family medicine physician in Pismo Beach, California
Dr. Lopez practices at Ventana Health Center in Pismo Beach, California.
Dr. Lopez's NPI, 1831419258, was assigned on June 8, 2010. Dr. Lopez graduated from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Lopez holds California license A118690.
- NPI
- 1831419258NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1759518517
- NPI enumeration date
- June 8, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 481-2205
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez practices at Ventana Health Center in Pismo Beach, California
Dr. Lopez's primary practice is Ventana Health Center, at 901 Oak Park Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Pismo Beach, CA 93449-3409. The practice phone is (805) 481-2205.
- Ventana Health Center901 Oak Park Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Pismo Beach, CA 93449-3409Phone(805) 481-2205
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lopez's primary practice is Ventana Health Center in Pismo Beach, California. Dr. Lopez is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lopez to 1 more hospital and 3 home health agencies, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lopez practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ventana Health Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melvin A. Lopez is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California
Family medicine is Dr. Lopez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Lopez is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Lopez is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute skin infection, adjustment disease, aneurysm, anxiety, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Lopez treats.
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Lopez
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez billed Medicare for 3,059 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,059 Medicare services from Dr. Lopez across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 529 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $252,190 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Lopez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,6342024: 1,79810%
- Other services
- 2023: 6772024: 84425%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1672024: 20322%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1742024: 1683%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 482024: 464%
- Surgery
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
Dr. Lopez compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Lopez
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,059vs 24612.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 529vs 1184.5 times
- Part D claims
- 6,795vs 8338.2 times
Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lopez's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez treated 529 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 529 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lopez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 253 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lopez's median patient age at 66, with 58% women.
Dr. Lopez's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lopez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women29255%
- Men23745%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lopez's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Atrial fibrillation16%
- Ischemic heart disease16%
- Anxiety15%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lopez's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez wrote 7,636 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lopez wrote 7,636 Medicare Part D claims for 601 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,795 of them, across 116 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $853,646 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,589 claims across 115 drugs.
Dr. Lopez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,352 claims83%
- Brand-name1,158 claims15%
- Other126 claims2%
Dr. Lopez's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lopez's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%91 of 7,636 claims
- Antibiotics2%161 of 7,636 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%34 of 7,636 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,5892024: 6,79522%
Drugs named by CMS: 116 in 2024, 115 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Lopez for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lopez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lopez as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Lopez's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 86.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Melvin A. Lopez received $12,499 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 535 general payments to Dr. Lopez from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $2,050.
General payments to Dr. Lopez by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lopez by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$12,450100%
- Education$490%
Companies that paid Dr. Lopez the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez graduated from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Dr. Lopez graduated from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in 2010.
- Medical school
- Board certified in family medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Lopez is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lopez accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- POS6
- HMO5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's NPI number?
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's NPI number is 1831419258. It was assigned on June 8, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez?
Dr. Melvin A. Lopez is a family medicine physician in Pismo Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez practice?
Dr. Lopez practices at 901 Oak Park Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Pismo Beach, CA 93449-3409. Dr. Lopez's primary practice is Ventana Health Center in Pismo Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lopez to 1 hospital and 3 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lopez is (805) 481-2205.
What is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's medical license number?
Dr. Lopez holds California license A118690.
Which hospitals is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez affiliated with?
Dr. Lopez is affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lopez to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez part of?
Dr. Lopez is linked to Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group.
Does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lopez billed Medicare for 3,059 services in 2024, and Dr. Lopez accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lopez as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez's MIPS score?
Dr. Lopez's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez see?
CMS counts 529 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lopez in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Melvin A. Lopez board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lopez is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lopez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), care management and other visits (99497) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Melvin A. Lopez go to medical school?
Dr. Lopez graduated from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in 2010.
What drugs does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lopez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Melvin A. Lopez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,499 in general payments to Dr. Lopez from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Melvin A. Lopez been practicing?
Dr. Lopez graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Melvin A. Lopez accept?
Dr. Lopez is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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