Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Paducah, KY
Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1134101942, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky PA465, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda P. Garrett
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA465 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3101 Parisa Dr., Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 444-8477
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 444-8479
- Medicaid ID
- 95003893 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091106000122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3101 Parisa Dr.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tolly Alsup, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1598767055
Verify Melinda P. Garrett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license PA465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
778 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin153 claims
- Fluorouracil95 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide72 claims
- Dupixent Pen54 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate50 claims
- Metronidazole29 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): 100 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: $865.53
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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
- Wellsprings Institute, PLLCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda P. Garrett among 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky
Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C is one of 1,958 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2018 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 39% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 physician assistant records list a practice address in Paducah
They are 45 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Adam Dickman, PA-CPaducah, KY 420031518195924
- April Dunning, PAPaducah, KY 420031669475463
- Carla Frazine, P.A.Paducah, KY 420031417153982
- Sara Gilbert, PACPaducah, KY 420031972757920
- Christopher Hodges, PACPaducah, KY 420031184615080
Common questions
What is Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C's NPI number?
Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134101942, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3101 Parisa Dr., Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 444-8477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number PA465, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C had 778 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.