Dr. Melissa Akiko Wong, MD

Dr. Wong practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Wong's NPI, 1952746372, was assigned on April 30, 2013. Dr. Wong graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Wong holds California license A133868.

Dr. Wong's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Wong's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Wong is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Wong's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Wong is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Wong is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute kidney failure, acute skin infection, adjustment disease, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter and benign or precancerous skin growths among the conditions Dr. Wong treats.

CMS data shows 799 Medicare services from Dr. Wong across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 253 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,631 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 253 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wong in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 122 patients. 67% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wong's median patient age at 52, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wong wrote 1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 200 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,222 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $112,941 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,213 claims across 42 drugs.

Dr. Wong accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Wong as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Wong in 2024. Dr. Wong's most frequent co-authors are Jennifer Bennitt Deconde, MD, Lawrence Ma, MD and Bernice Ruo, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Wong from 5 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $154.

Dr. Wong graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Wong is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.