Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 284
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 139
- Part D claims, 2024
- 20
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $33,573
- Practice address
- 9850 Genesee Ave Suite 770 Suite 770, La Jolla, CA 92037-1232
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 677-0777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
San Diego Women's Health, Inc.
Women's health practice · La Jolla, California
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Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus is an OB-GYN in La Jolla, California
Dr. Kurtulus practices at San Diego Women's Health, Inc. in La Jolla, California.
Dr. Kurtulus' NPI, 1134193105, was assigned on February 15, 2006. Dr. Kurtulus graduated from Hacettepe University FOM in 1989. Dr. Kurtulus holds California license A72728.
- NPI
- 1134193105NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547311839
- NPI enumeration date
- February 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 677-0777
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus practices at San Diego Women's Health, Inc. in La Jolla, California
Dr. Kurtulus' primary practice is San Diego Women's Health, Inc., at 9850 Genesee Ave Suite 770 Suite 770, La Jolla, CA 92037-1232. The practice phone is (858) 677-0777.
- San Diego Women's Health, Inc.9850 Genesee Ave Suite 770 Suite 770, La Jolla, CA 92037-1232Phone(858) 677-0777
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kurtulus' primary practice is San Diego Women's Health, Inc. in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kurtulus is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is San Diego Women's Health.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kurtulus practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| San Diego Women's Health, Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus is one of 4,642 OB-GYNs in California
Obstetrics and gynecology is Dr. Kurtulus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207V00000X. Dr. Kurtulus is board certified in obstetrics & gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kurtulus' licenses on file in 3 states: California, South Carolina and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Obstetrics and gynecology, CaliforniaPrimary
- South Carolina license
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists hysterectomy, menopause, ovarian cyst and pelvic prolapse among the conditions Dr. Kurtulus treats.
OB-GYNs near Dr. Kurtulus
Counts of OB-GYNs with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus billed Medicare for 284 services in 2024
CMS data shows 284 Medicare services from Dr. Kurtulus across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 139 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,485 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Kurtulus' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 392024: 120208%
- Imaging
- 2023: 722024: 9938%
- Other services
- 2023: 342024: 6591%
Dr. Kurtulus compared with the California median for OB-GYNs, 2024
- Dr. Kurtulus
- California median
- Medicare services
- 284vs 584.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 139vs 522.7 times
- Part D claims
- 17vs 3551% below
Medians across 3,823 OB-GYNs in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kurtulus' 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. Mel M. Kurtulus treated 139 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kurtulus in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 94 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 46% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 0.69, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kurtulus' median patient age at 47, with 98% women.
Dr. Kurtulus' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kurtulus' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol71%
- Arthritis46%
- High blood pressure44%
- Osteoporosis28%
- Anxiety23%
- Depression22%
- Mood disorders22%
- Chronic kidney disease12%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kurtulus' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 47
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women98%
- Men0%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kurtulus wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $2,312 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 37 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Kurtulus' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic19 claims95%
- Brand-name and other1 claims5%
Dr. Kurtulus' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022
- 2021
- 2022
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2021: 372022: 1754%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021.
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. Mel M. Kurtulus offers telehealth to Medicare patients
CMS lists Dr. Kurtulus as offering telehealth.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of the uterus: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus received $33,573 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 87 general payments to Dr. Kurtulus from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $31,301.
General payments to Dr. Kurtulus by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kurtulus by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$21,06163%
- Speaker and faculty fees$6,00018%
- Travel and lodging$2,9999%
- Food and beverage$2,8148%
- Consulting fees$7002%
Companies that paid Dr. Kurtulus 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. Mel M. Kurtulus graduated from Hacettepe University FOM
Dr. Kurtulus graduated from Hacettepe University FOM in 1989.
- Medical school
- Board certified in obstetrics & gynecology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Kurtulus is in network with 16 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.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kurtulus accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO7
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus'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)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. Mel M. Kurtulus' NPI number?
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus' NPI number is 1134193105. It was assigned on February 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus?
Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus is an OB-GYN in La Jolla, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician (taxonomy code 207V00000X).
Where does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus practice?
Dr. Kurtulus practices at 9850 Genesee Ave Suite 770 Suite 770, La Jolla, CA 92037-1232. Dr. Kurtulus' primary practice is San Diego Women's Health, Inc. in La Jolla, California.
What is Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kurtulus is (858) 677-0777.
What is Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus' medical license number?
Dr. Kurtulus holds California license A72728, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kurtulus in California (2000 to 2026), South Carolina (1997 to 2002) and Illinois (1993 to 1999).
Which hospitals is Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus affiliated with?
Dr. Kurtulus is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
What medical group is Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus part of?
Dr. Kurtulus is linked to San Diego Women's Health.
Does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kurtulus billed Medicare for 284 services in 2024.
Does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kurtulus as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus see?
CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kurtulus in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kurtulus is board certified in obstetrics & gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
What services does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kurtulus' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0101) and ultrasound (76830).
Where did Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus go to medical school?
Dr. Kurtulus graduated from Hacettepe University FOM in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus prescribe most?
In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kurtulus' most prescribed drugs by claims were Estradiol.
Has Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $33,573 in general payments to Dr. Kurtulus from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus been practicing?
Dr. Kurtulus graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Mel M. Kurtulus accept?
Dr. Kurtulus is in network with 16 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.
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