Dr. Christen R. Mellano, MD

Dr. Mellano practices at BCO Surgical Center in Manhattan Beach, California.

Dr. Mellano's NPI, 1396980074, was assigned on December 9, 2008. Dr. Mellano graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2008. Dr. Mellano's California license number on file is A110932.

Dr. Mellano's primary practice is BCO Surgical Center, at 400 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 250, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. The practice phone is (310) 546-3461.

Dr. Mellano's primary practice is BCO Surgical Center in Manhattan Beach, California. Dr. Mellano is also affiliated with Torrance Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Mellano to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Mellano's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Mellano practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Mellano's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Mellano is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Mellano's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Mellano treats.

CMS data shows 1,847 Medicare services from Dr. Mellano across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 402 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $169,472 for them.

CMS counts 402 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Mellano in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 207 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.82, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Mellano's median patient age at 58, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Mellano wrote 439 Medicare Part D claims for 130 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 392 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,596 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 296 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Mellano for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Mellano accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Mellano, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Mellano in 2017. Dr. Mellano's most frequent co-authors are Brian J. Cole, MD, Abtin Foroohar, MD and Jason T. Hamamoto, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 154 general payments to Dr. Mellano from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $7,304.

Dr. Mellano graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2008.

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