Arturo Melgoza Ramirez, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 14
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 9 years
- Graduated 2017
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
Plans that list them
14 plans · 1 carrier
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| Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$20,952
Medicare paid this office $20,952 for 31 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 31 | $12,545 | $98 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 30 | $5,273 | $52 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 22 | $827 | $10 |
Who their Medicare patients are
31 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Women 58% · Health risk score 0.86. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 1.42.
Conditions among them: Depression 71% · High blood pressure 58%.
The office billed $74,007, Medicare allowed $28,456 and paid $20,952; for 334 services of 8 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 31 | 334 | 71 | 0.86 | $74,007 | $20,952 |
| 2023 | 31 | 283 | 70 | 0.78 | $57,225 | $17,983 |
| 2022 | 26 | 187 | 70 | 0.85 | $38,243 | $12,788 |
| 2021 | 24 | 159 | 71 | 1.06 | $33,377 | $11,506 |
| 2020 | 27 | 106 | 71 | 1.12 | $23,435 | $7,515 |
| 2019 | 42 | 202 | 68 | 1.07 | $44,051 | $12,085 |
| 2018 | 42 | 145 | 66 | 1.24 | $34,736 | $10,321 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 28 | $8,035 | $97 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 29 | $4,341 | $52 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 22 | $785 | $11 |
2022: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 24 | $4,390 | $90 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 20 | $2,423 | $49 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 12 | $364 | $10 |
2021: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 24 | $6,849 | $98 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 22 | $3,017 | $54 |
2020: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 24 | $3,927 | $79 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 16 | $1,515 | $52 |
2019: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 40 | $7,304 | $75 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 36 | $3,595 | $47 |
2018: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 38 | $5,542 | $84 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes | 27 | $1,811 | $62 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 16 | $1,683 | $49 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 11 | $1,163 | $106 |
Medicaid work
$8,498 in 2018
Medicaid paid $8,498 for 56 billed services this clinician did in 2018, up to 34 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 34 | $7,418 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 22 | $1,080 |
| 2018 | 56 | 2 | 34 | $8,498 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$18,648
Pharmacies billed $18,648 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 729) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 0%.
717 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $18,648 in drug cost · 39 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Bupropion Xl | 46 | $1,944 | $42 |
| Duloxetine | 56 | $1,334 | $24 |
| Risperidone | 17 | $992 | $58 |
| Olanzapine | 24 | $920 | $38 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 16 | $866 | $54 |
See all 21 drugs
| Bupropion Xl | 46 | $1,944 | $42 |
| Duloxetine | 56 | $1,334 | $24 |
| Risperidone | 17 | $992 | $58 |
| Olanzapine | 24 | $920 | $38 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 16 | $866 | $54 |
| Mirtazapine | 25 | $866 | $35 |
| Buspirone | 55 | $732 | $13 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 28 | $695 | $25 |
| Methylphenidate | 35 | $553 | $16 |
| Trazodone | 63 | $498 | $8 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er | 19 | $457 | $24 |
| Fluoxetine | 40 | $446 | $11 |
| Lamotrigine | 43 | $429 | $10 |
| Lurasidone | 12 | $325 | $27 |
| Lorazepam | 28 | $323 | $12 |
| Gabapentin | 25 | $316 | $13 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 13 | $240 | $18 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 14 | $233 | $17 |
| Sertraline | 19 | $218 | $11 |
| Clonazepam | 22 | $191 | $9 |
| Zolpidem | 12 | $126 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 729 | 119 | 0% (0) | 2% | $18,648 |
| 2023 | 751 | 125 | 0% (0) | 1% | $48,816 |
| 2022 | 733 | 100 | 0% (0) | 7% | $61,662 |
| 2021 | 732 | 102 | 0% (0) | 7% | $68,729 |
| 2020 | 617 | 83 | 0% (0) | 8% | $51,260 |
| 2019 | 760 | 131 | 0% (0) | 12% | $71,842 |
| 2018 | 469 | 114 | 0% (0) | 10% | $33,630 |
| 2017 | 92 | 21 | 0% (0) | None | $4,545 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 23 drugs
| Bupropion Xl | 69 | $2,831 | $41 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 21 | $1,743 | $83 |
| Duloxetine | 43 | $1,477 | $34 |
| Aripiprazole | 25 | $1,303 | $52 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 30 | $1,116 | $37 |
| Trazodone | 53 | $1,034 | $20 |
| Buspirone | 35 | $1,020 | $29 |
| Risperidone | 20 | $905 | $45 |
| Fluoxetine | 52 | $802 | $15 |
| Mirtazapine | 23 | $750 | $33 |
| Olanzapine | 22 | $712 | $32 |
| Lamotrigine | 32 | $518 | $16 |
| Methylphenidate | 23 | $513 | $22 |
| Gabapentin | 21 | $432 | $21 |
| Lorazepam | 39 | $429 | $11 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er | 12 | $420 | $35 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 28 | $393 | $14 |
| Hydroxyzine | 14 | $351 | $25 |
| Quetiapine | 15 | $338 | $23 |
| Sertraline | 31 | $260 | $8 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 11 | $197 | $18 |
| Zolpidem | 15 | $141 | $9 |
| Clonazepam | 25 | $132 | $5 |
2022: 24 drugs
| Latuda | 20 | $27,579 | $1,379 |
| Lamictal | 11 | $6,365 | $579 |
| Bupropion Xl | 49 | $3,046 | $62 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 18 | $1,867 | $104 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 19 | $1,548 | $81 |
| Methylphenidate | 28 | $1,490 | $53 |
| Risperidone | 24 | $1,477 | $62 |
| Trazodone | 32 | $1,235 | $39 |
| Fluoxetine | 54 | $1,154 | $21 |
| Olanzapine | 21 | $948 | $45 |
| Aripiprazole | 13 | $795 | $61 |
| Lorazepam | 73 | $639 | $9 |
| Buspirone | 20 | $586 | $29 |
| Quetiapine | 20 | $545 | $27 |
| Duloxetine | 32 | $542 | $17 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine | 11 | $524 | $48 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 25 | $438 | $18 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er | 11 | $420 | $38 |
| Clonazepam | 34 | $319 | $9 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 21 | $254 | $12 |
| Sertraline | 39 | $243 | $6 |
| Hydroxyzine | 12 | $148 | $12 |
| Zolpidem | 13 | $100 | $8 |
| Lamotrigine | 26 | $78 | $3 |
2021: 25 drugs
| Latuda | 20 | $25,871 | $1,294 |
| Dexedrine | 12 | $8,873 | $739 |
| Lamictal | 12 | $6,530 | $544 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate Er | 23 | $5,197 | $226 |
| Bupropion Xl | 53 | $2,045 | $39 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 16 | $1,786 | $112 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 14 | $1,687 | $120 |
| Buspirone | 42 | $1,273 | $30 |
| Risperidone | 15 | $1,090 | $73 |
| Aripiprazole | 26 | $872 | $34 |
| Fluoxetine | 38 | $758 | $20 |
| Lorazepam | 71 | $704 | $10 |
| Mirtazapine | 13 | $701 | $54 |
| Duloxetine | 26 | $614 | $24 |
| Methylphenidate | 14 | $610 | $44 |
| Trazodone | 25 | $571 | $23 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 26 | $567 | $22 |
| Quetiapine | 28 | $532 | $19 |
| Clonazepam | 40 | $426 | $11 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 25 | $382 | $15 |
| Bupropion | 12 | $340 | $28 |
| Sertraline | 30 | $265 | $9 |
| Hydroxyzine | 14 | $201 | $14 |
| Escitalopram | 12 | $126 | $11 |
| Lamotrigine | 28 | $96 | $3 |
2020: 20 drugs
| Latuda | 13 | $17,441 | $1,342 |
| Bupropion Xl | 46 | $2,064 | $45 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 14 | $1,718 | $123 |
| Risperidone | 15 | $1,097 | $73 |
| Aripiprazole | 17 | $885 | $52 |
| Buspirone | 36 | $878 | $24 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 27 | $796 | $29 |
| Lorazepam | 55 | $779 | $14 |
| Mirtazapine | 11 | $761 | $69 |
| Duloxetine | 15 | $733 | $49 |
| Fluoxetine | 29 | $673 | $23 |
| Methylphenidate | 20 | $669 | $33 |
| Seroquel | 11 | $625 | $57 |
| Quetiapine | 25 | $562 | $22 |
| Sertraline | 44 | $448 | $10 |
| Clonazepam | 39 | $438 | $11 |
| Trazodone | 26 | $282 | $11 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 19 | $247 | $13 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $200 | $18 |
| Lamotrigine | 27 | $139 | $5 |
2019: 21 drugs
| Latuda | 23 | $28,506 | $1,239 |
| Vyvanse | 13 | $4,859 | $374 |
| Bupropion Xl | 43 | $2,018 | $47 |
| Divalproex Sodium Er | 14 | $1,664 | $119 |
| Mirtazapine | 13 | $1,272 | $98 |
| Lorazepam | 96 | $962 | $10 |
| Fluoxetine | 40 | $913 | $23 |
| Seroquel | 13 | $739 | $57 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr | 24 | $678 | $28 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 18 | $671 | $37 |
| Aripiprazole | 11 | $514 | $47 |
| Quetiapine | 23 | $487 | $21 |
| Lamotrigine | 42 | $471 | $11 |
| Risperidone | 20 | $445 | $22 |
| Alprazolam | 48 | $353 | $7 |
| Clonazepam | 44 | $346 | $8 |
| Sertraline | 41 | $330 | $8 |
| Gabapentin | 23 | $311 | $14 |
| Citalopram Hbr | 15 | $265 | $18 |
| Trazodone | 20 | $183 | $9 |
| Zolpidem | 27 | $170 | $6 |
2018: 14 drugs
| Latuda | 12 | $15,362 | $1,280 |
| Bupropion Xl | 20 | $709 | $35 |
| Duloxetine | 11 | $669 | $61 |
| Lorazepam | 61 | $501 | $8 |
| Clonazepam | 21 | $475 | $23 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $437 | $24 |
| Alprazolam | 34 | $399 | $12 |
| Fluoxetine | 14 | $338 | $24 |
| Lamotrigine | 32 | $299 | $9 |
| Sertraline | 44 | $202 | $5 |
| Quetiapine | 20 | $197 | $10 |
| Trazodone | 24 | $152 | $6 |
| Buspirone | 12 | $118 | $10 |
| Zolpidem | 11 | $74 | $7 |
2017: 2 drugs
| Duloxetine | 11 | $356 | $32 |
| Sertraline | 14 | $92 | $7 |
Money from drug and device companies
$13 in 2024
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Baxter Healthcare | None | $13 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Baxter Healthcare | Debt forgiveness · 2024-02-27 | None | $13 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1417479825
- Licence
- CA 95006866, CA 95084470
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 363LP0808X (363LP0808X); Federal specialty code 163W00000X (163W00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2017-07-07
- NPI last updated
- 2020-06-11
- NPI record certified
- 2020-06-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 616 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94612