Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Turlock, CA
Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Turlock, California, and NPI 1356786123, issued on May 6, 2013. Check the license (California 22946, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Nicole Houser
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 22946 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1141 N Olive Ave, Turlock, CA 95380
- Phone
- (209) 667-2749
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2022
- Fax
- (209) 668-5396
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131223001434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Nicole Houser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 22946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol132 claims
- Trospium Chloride124 claims
- Myrbetriq30 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro27 claims
- Estring24 claims
- Cephalexin20 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Nicole Houser among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 physician assistant records list a practice address in Turlock
They are 29 of the 1,343 NPPES records with a practice address in Turlock, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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- Christine Cavanaugh, PATurlock, CA 953801871548115
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- Ryan Higgins, PATurlock, CA 953801205482601
- Mackenzie Upton, PA-CTurlock, CA 953801861251167
- Cassandra Blackwell, P.A.Tuolumne, CA 953791265476964
- Nicole Rincon, PA-CTuolumne, CA 953791023205903
- Teresa Campbell, PA-CTurlock, CA 953821164574646
Common questions
What is Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C's NPI number?
Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356786123, issued on May 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1141 N Olive Ave, Turlock, CA, 95380. Phone: (209) 667-2749. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 22946, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Nicole Houser, PA-C had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 205 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.