Melaina Salmon
Physician Assistant · Gardner, KS
Melaina Salmon is a physician assistant with a practice address in Gardner, Kansas, and NPI 1538816160, issued on Mar 3, 2022. Check the license (Kansas 15-02829, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melaina Salmon
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 15-02829 KS
AMD-1272 HI
2023038574 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 907 E Lincoln LN, Gardner, KS 66030
- Phone
- (913) 856-1369
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250531000029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 907 E Lincoln LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melaina Salmon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 15-02829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone64 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium33 claims
- Naproxen17 claims
- Meloxicam13 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl13 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.
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).
Melaina Salmon among 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas
Melaina Salmon 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 2022, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2015 among the 868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
5 physician assistant records list a practice address in Gardner
They are 5 of the 134 NPPES records with a practice address in Gardner, and 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Clausing, PA-CGardner, KS 660301174180855
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- Danielle PfeiferGardner, KS 660301528511185
- Megan Wendland, PAGardner, KS 660301821714148
- Sarah Nuessen, PA-CGarnett, KS 660321972799831
- Christy Winter, PA-CGarnett, KS 660321073557187
- Daniel Hale, PA-CFort Leavenworth, KS 660271003244641
- Abigail Higgins, PA-CFort Leavenworth, KS 660271295450658
Common questions
What is Melaina Salmon's NPI number?
Melaina Salmon's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538816160, issued on Mar 3, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melaina Salmon located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 907 E Lincoln LN, Gardner, KS, 66030. Phone: (913) 856-1369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melaina Salmon's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 15-02829, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melaina Salmon prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melaina Salmon had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.