What is Melanie Santos's specialty?

Melanie Santos (NPI 1720262470) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology in Fullerton, CA.

Where does Melanie Santos practice?

Melanie Santos practices in Fullerton, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720262470.

How much does Medicare pay Melanie Santos?

Melanie Santos (NPI 1720262470) received approximately $119K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720262470

Melanie SantosM.D.

PRACTICEGORDON C GUNN MD INCSee all providers at this practice →

Obstetrics & GynecologyFullerton, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

878

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,272

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$93K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,761 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 118).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,177

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$757K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

53.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Mirabegron294 claims

Vibegron286 claims

Estradiol268 claims

Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst193 claims

Methenamine Hippurate181 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melanie Santos's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	138	1,113
ST JUDE HOSPITAL INC	92	360
Victor Lee Pathology · Oceanside, CA	91	513
UNGER, PHILLIP	13	27
Danh Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Riverside, CA	12	18
STAMBUK, EDGAR	11	18
Arman Forouzannia Diagnostic Radiology · Lynnwood, WA	11	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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