NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C.

Surgical Physician Assistant · San Antonio, TX

Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1760651186, issued on Feb 29, 2008. Check the license (Texas PA05740, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760651186
Name
Melinda Gonzalez
Credential
P.A.-C.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA05740 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
540 Madison Oak Dr Ste 570, San Antonio, TX 78258
Phone
(210) 402-3700
Enumerated
Feb 29, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 402-3892
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080619000427); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

747 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Melinda Gonzalez747
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium140 claims
  2. Omeprazole101 claims
  3. Linzess66 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl49 claims
  5. Lubiprostone36 claims
  6. Metoclopramide Hcl25 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: $2,385.69

119 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melinda Gonzalez$2,385.69
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCSan Antonio, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melinda Gonzalez among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas

Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C. is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Texas

There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Adams, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782581417270315
  2. Melissa Binkley, LSASan Antonio, TX 782581992000418
  3. Yolanda Cantu, LSASan Antonio, TX 782581053743476
  4. Mauricio Centeno, LSASan Antonio, TX 782581679865265
  5. Malana Dalton, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782581255749800
  6. Gloria Esparza, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782581497004642
  7. Andrea Guevara, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782581366926081
  8. James Houston, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782581437209210

Common questions

What is Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C.'s NPI number?

Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760651186, issued on Feb 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 Madison Oak Dr Ste 570, San Antonio, TX, 78258. Phone: (210) 402-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA05740, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda Gonzalez, P.A.-C. had 747 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.