Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C
Physician Assistant · La Jolla, CA
Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1760096812, issued on Sep 6, 2020. Check the license (California PA59531, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kathleen Andrew
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA59531 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-8080
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210825002917); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Kathleen Andrew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA59531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $75.32
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Kathleen Andrew among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
136 physician assistant records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 136 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760096812, issued on Sep 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA59531, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kathleen Andrew, PA-C had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 49 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.