Melinda A Costa, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 24
- 5 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
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Plans that list them
24 plans · 5 carriers
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24 of 24 plans
| 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 smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Astiva Health C-SNP WOW - NorCal (HMO C-SNP) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Premier Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Savings Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) | Blue Shield of California | Listed | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A103870 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2028-02-29 · University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Surgery centers they own
- Los Gatos Surgical CenterAmbulatory Surgery Center · Los Gatos, CA0.4% owner since 2019 · accredited by AAAHCAccreditation Renewed6 inspections, 3 with deficiencies · last 2025-04-03
Original Medicare doctor bills
$9,622
Medicare paid this office $9,622 for 17 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
17 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Health risk score 1.48. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical plastic and reconstructive surgery clinician is at 1.21.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 65%.
The office billed $38,209, Medicare allowed $12,534 and paid $9,622; for 46 services of 17 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 | 17 | 46 | 72 | 1.48 | $38,209 | $9,622 |
| 2023 | 22 | 59 | 73 | 1.06 | $52,432 | $13,655 |
| 2022 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 0.81 | $51,860 | $13,475 |
| 2020 | 12 | 33 | 73 | 1.84 | $35,852 | $7,114 |
| 2018 | 11 | 33 | 69 | 1.15 | $40,445 | $5,435 |
| 2017 | 14 | 39 | 68 | 1.83 | $63,263 | $10,570 |
| 2016 | 15 | 27 | 73 | 2.35 | $10,499 | $7,036 |
| 2015 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 1.07 | $22,807 | $10,375 |
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: 1 service
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 11 | $2,100 | $191 |
Money from drug and device companies
$1,335 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | None | $1,335 |
| 2024 | 1 | 13 | None | $807 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | None | $37 |
| 2022 | 3 | 13 | None | $3,205 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | None | $296 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | None | $847 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $20 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Biotissue Holdings | None | $1,310 | 12 payments
|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical | Jornay Pm | $24 | 1 payment
|
See all 13 published payments
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-10-22 | None | $73 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-06-20 | None | $106 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-06-08 | None | $139 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-05-28 | None | $108 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-05-14 | None | $129 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical | Meals · 2025-04-30 | Jornay Pm | $24 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-04-21 | None | $90 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-04-17 | None | $145 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-03-28 | None | $44 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-03-26 | None | $138 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-03-24 | None | $157 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-02-02 | None | $57 |
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2025-01-17 | None | $124 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $807
| Biotissue Holdings | None | $807 | 13 payments
|
2023: $37
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $19 | 1 payment
|
| Smith+Nephew | Grafix | $18 | 1 payment
|
2022: $3,205
| BioTissue Holdings | Neox | $3,079 | 10 payments
|
| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $87 | 2 payments
|
| Ethicon US | Stratafix | $40 | 1 payment
|
2021: $296
| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $283 | 5 payments
|
| Allergan | Botox | $13 | 1 payment
|
2020: $847
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation | None | $704 | 1 payment
|
| Sientra | Sientra High Strength Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implant | $113 | 2 payments
|
| Smith+Nephew | Grafix Pl | $30 | 2 payments
|
2019: $20
| Allergan | Botox Cosmetic | $20 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1831346162
- Licence
- CA A103870California A103870: Current · expires 2028-02-29
- Trained
- Univ of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 2006
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery (2086S0122X)
- Mailing address
- 2400 Samaritan Drive, Suite 103, San Jose, CA, 95124
- NPI first listed
- 2008-08-18
- NPI last updated
- 2018-04-12
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033