Mel Setter, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Topeka, KS
Mel Setter, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1922022581, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1500587, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mel Setter
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1500587 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 SW Lane St, Topeka, KS 66606
- Phone
- (785) 233-0500
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 233-0660
- Medicaid ID
- 100346390C KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050613000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mel Setter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1500587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl108 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate23 claims
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide22 claims
- Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mel Setter among 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas
Mel Setter, PA-C is one of 1,329 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kansas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2015 among the 868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
105 physician assistant records list a practice address in Topeka
They are 105 of the 4,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Topeka, and 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is Mel Setter, PA-C's NPI number?
Mel Setter, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922022581, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mel Setter, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 SW Lane St, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 233-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mel Setter, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1500587, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mel Setter, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mel Setter, PA-C had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mel Setter, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.