Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Corpus Christi, TX
Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1376723585, issued on Nov 6, 2007. Check the license (Texas PA05299, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda P. Salinas
- Credential
- MPAS, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA05299 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5718 Spohn Dr Ste 100, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
- Phone
- (361) 980-0808
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Fax
- (361) 980-0088
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080530000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5718 Spohn Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jacqueline BlivenNurse Practitioner1962119990
- Baldemar Covarrubias, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033191135
- Alexander Kim, DPTPhysical Therapist1952184640
- Anne Mosiman, NP-CNurse Practitioner1861509168
Verify Melinda P. Salinas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA05299Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
9,040 Medicare Part D claims for 711 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium453 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate405 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium371 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Metformin Hcl328 claims
- Lisinopril317 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: $413.78
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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
- Conviva Medical Center Management OF Texas, P.A.Corpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
77 physician assistant records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 77 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C's NPI number?
Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376723585, issued on Nov 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5718 Spohn Dr Ste 100, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 980-0808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA05299, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda P. Salinas, MPAS, PA-C had 9,040 Medicare Part D claims for 711 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.