Melinda Ann Richey, PA
Physician Assistant · Colorado Springs, CO
Melinda Ann Richey, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1710983655, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 3609, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Ann Richey
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 3609 CO
005406 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8580 Scarborough Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
- Phone
- (719) 359-9669
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 531-9645
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131126001318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Ann Richey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 3609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole49 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide29 claims
- Minoxidil16 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate12 claims
- Desonide11 claims
- Metronidazole11 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): 92.7 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: $759.03
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Rational Dermatology, PCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Ann Richey among 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado
Melinda Ann Richey, PA is one of 3,767 physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2017 among the 2,351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melinda Ann Richey, PA's NPI number?
Melinda Ann Richey, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710983655, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Ann Richey, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8580 Scarborough Dr, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 359-9669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Ann Richey, PA's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 3609, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Ann Richey, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Ann Richey, PA had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Ann Richey, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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.