Dr. Melinda A. Costa, MD

Dr. Costa practices at Melinda A. Costa, MD, Inc in San Jose, California.

Dr. Costa's NPI, 1831346162, was assigned on August 18, 2008. Dr. Costa graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2006. Dr. Costa holds California license A103870.

Dr. Costa's primary practice is Melinda A. Costa, MD, Inc, at 2400 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA 95124 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 559-7199.

Dr. Costa's primary practice is Melinda A. Costa, MD, Inc in San Jose, California. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Costa to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Costa practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Costa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Costa is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Costa's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Indiana.

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Costa across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits, for 17 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,100 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Costa in 2024. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Costa's median patient age at 36, with 66% women.

In 2018, Dr. Costa wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $320 in total drug cost.

Dr. Costa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Costa, published from 2012 to 2015. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Pierre Robin Syndrome, Mandible and Osteogenesis, Distraction. Dr. Costa has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Costa's most frequent co-authors are Sunil S. Tholpady, MD, Roberto L. Flores, MD and Shawn Travis Greathouse, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 61 general payments to Dr. Costa from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. TissueTech, Inc. paid the most, $5,196.

Dr. Costa graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2006.

Dr. Costa is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.