Dr. Melissa Lopez, MD

Dr. Lopez practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine.

Dr. Lopez's NPI, 1730640632, was assigned on March 26, 2019. Dr. Lopez graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2019. Dr. Lopez holds California license A181895.

Dr. Lopez's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange, at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-7890.

Dr. Lopez's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. The medical group on file is UCI Health Family Health Center, Anaheim. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lopez to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Obstetrics and gynecology is Dr. Lopez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207V00000X. Dr. Lopez is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 23 Medicare services from Dr. Lopez across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 43 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,779 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lopez in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 16 patients. 67% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have high cholesterol. 58% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.72, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lopez's median patient age at 36, with 99% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lopez wrote 89 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 45 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,955 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

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 Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Lopez from 3 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $3,000.

Dr. Lopez graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2019. Dr. Lopez is a member of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Lopez is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.