Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Cary, NC
Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1356997381, issued on Aug 15, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-09360, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Buchanan Grim
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 0010-09360 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 New Waverly PL Ste 200, Cary, NC 27518
- Phone
- (919) 954-4159
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191218002662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 540 New Waverly PL Ste 200
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Verify Melanie Buchanan Grim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-09360Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
3,731 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium232 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium156 claims
- Losartan Potassium112 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Lisinopril106 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $15.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Btg International, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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 2 group practices
- Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Apex, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Buchanan Grim among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cary → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cheryl Beauman, P.A.Cary, NC 275181073572673
- Brendan Benitez, PA-CCary, NC 275181508644873
- Kimberly Cakerice, PA-CCary, NC 275181427366905
- Maria Desantis-Wilcox, PACCary, NC 275181891878328
- Claire Goodwin, BSN, RN, MSN FNPCary, NC 275181336438829
- Sarah Hicks, PA-CCary, NC 275181013914837
- Sandra Krissinger, PA-CCary, NC 275181659035756
- Theresa Kubicki, PA-CCary, NC 275181801949474
Common questions
What is Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA's NPI number?
Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356997381, issued on Aug 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 New Waverly PL Ste 200, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 954-4159. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-09360, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Buchanan Grim, PA had 3,731 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.