What is Melissa Nicholas's specialty?

Melissa Nicholas (NPI 1215197694) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Houston, TX.

Where does Melissa Nicholas practice?

Melissa Nicholas practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215197694.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Nicholas?

Melissa Nicholas (NPI 1215197694) received approximately $103K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 614 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215197694

Melissa NicholasPA-C

Physician AssistantHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,416

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,444

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$98K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,198 Physician Assistant providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

709

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$98K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Clobetasol Propionate129 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide127 claims

Ketoconazole89 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate75 claims

Nystatin40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

73.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.71%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$992

Education$80

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$992

Education$80

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 500036

Hospital

CCN 501330

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa Nicholas'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). 0 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Victor Michalak Dermatology · Issaquah, WA	21	129
OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER LAB	19	49
Michael Piepkorn Dermatology · Bellevue, WA	14	43
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES	14	24
Victor R. Michalak Ambulatory Surgical Center · Issaquah, WA	13	44
OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	13	34

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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