NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C.

Medical Physician Assistant · Santa Barbara, CA

Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1578715918, issued on Oct 16, 2008. Check the license (California PA20802, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578715918
Name
Melanie Van Lieshout
Credential
P.A.-C.
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA20802 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
334 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Phone
(805) 681-1490
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 334 S Patterson Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Rhonda Gordon, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1154375632
  3. Richard Hammond, MDDermatology Physician1699773085
  4. Stephan Lenchner, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1790898492
  5. Donald Lindblad, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1821090887
  6. R. McFadden, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1649307596

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45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melanie Van Lieshout1,666
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium117 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium101 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium84 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 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: $225.02

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Melanie Van Lieshout$225.02
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melanie Van Lieshout among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C. is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 54% 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 California 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 California

There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelsey Collin, PAGoleta, CA 931111164050563
  2. Karen Hanna Arndt, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931111598784225
  3. Isabella Sherbatova, PAGoleta, CA 931111518002963
  4. Brooke Cheema, P.A.-CSanta Barbara, CA 931101902987415
  5. Zeb Dyer, P.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931101851493837
  6. Angela Hamilton, P.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931101902908817
  7. Denise Kircher, P.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931101245332196
  8. Kenneth Palley, P.A.-CSanta Barbara, CA 931101306836713

Common questions

What is Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C.'s NPI number?

Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578715918, issued on Oct 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 681-1490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA20802, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C. had 1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 289 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.