Melanie Denise Buckley, PA
Physician Assistant · Reno, NV
Melanie Denise Buckley, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1124215090, issued on Sep 25, 2007. Check the license (Nevada PA1059, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Denise Buckley
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA1059 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Damonte Ranch Pkwy, Reno, NV 89521
- Phone
- (775) 398-4600
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 398-4606
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140516001117); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 500 Damonte Ranch Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Robyn Mitchell, D.C.Radiology Chiropractor1164436796
- Jennifer OlvedaCase Management Registered Nurse1609686765
- Jessica VinsonhalerHome Health Registered Nurse1013727080
Verify Melanie Denise Buckley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license PA1059Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Valacyclovir34 claims
- Ketoconazole26 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide26 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate16 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): 90.2 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: $836.00
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Clemmensen, Adams, And Tack PscCarson City, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
234 physician assistant records list a practice address in Reno
They are 234 of the 11,565 NPPES records with a practice address in Reno, and 1,083 physician assistant records in Nevada.
All 234 in Reno → All 1,083 in Nevada → Every provider in Reno →
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Common questions
What is Melanie Denise Buckley, PA's NPI number?
Melanie Denise Buckley, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124215090, issued on Sep 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Denise Buckley, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Damonte Ranch Pkwy, Reno, NV, 89521. Phone: (775) 398-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Denise Buckley, PA's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number PA1059, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Denise Buckley, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Denise Buckley, PA had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Denise Buckley, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 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.