Dr. Melissa Anne Munsell, MD

Dr. Munsell practices at Endoscopy Center of the South Bay in Torrance, California.

Dr. Munsell's NPI, 1134276272, was assigned on January 4, 2007. Dr. Munsell graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Munsell holds California license A108004.

Dr. Munsell's primary practice is Endoscopy Center of the South Bay, at 23560 Madison St, Suite 109, Torrance, CA 90505. The practice phone is (213) 325-6331.

Dr. Munsell's primary practice is Endoscopy Center of the South Bay in Torrance, California. Dr. Munsell is also affiliated with Torrance Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is South Bay Gastroenterology Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Munsell to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Munsell practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Munsell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Munsell is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Munsell's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Maryland and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Munsell treats.

CMS data shows 504 Medicare services from Dr. Munsell across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,394 for them.

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Munsell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Munsell's median patient age at 62, with 67% women.

In 2024, Dr. Munsell wrote 375 Medicare Part D claims for 129 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 242 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $31,809 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 195 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Munsell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Munsell as offering telehealth. CMS counts 52 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Munsell, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Munsell in 2009. The most frequent topics are Crohn Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Protein-Energy Malnutrition. Dr. Munsell has published most often in Inflamm Bowel Dis. Dr. Munsell's most frequent co-authors are Steven Ross Brant, MD and Ellen J. Scherl, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 196 general payments to Dr. Munsell from 24 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,612.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Munsell, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Munsell graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2003.

Dr. Munsell is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.