NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Pawleys Island, SC

Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1326005695, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 1084, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326005695
Name
Melissa Renee Bliss
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
1084 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9653 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Phone
(843) 235-3131
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2026
Medicaid ID
0373PA SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051118000138); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2005
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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Also registered at 9653 Ocean Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Linda Adams, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1639186851
  2. Nitesh Ainani, M.DInterventional Cardiology Physician1952718074
  3. Nicholas Amoroso, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1326366378
  4. Bishnu Dhakal, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1700070117
  5. Victor Diaz-Gonzalez, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1952303620
  6. Sierra Fisher Ard, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821571514

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

3,079 Medicare Part D claims for 667 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Melissa Bliss3,079
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate448 claims
  2. Eliquis401 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium158 claims
  4. Carvedilol135 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate135 claims
  6. Spironolactone131 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): 81.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,465.88

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, 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.

  1. Melissa Bliss$2,465.88
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Georgetown Physician Associates, LLCMurrells Inlet, SC

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

Melissa Renee Bliss among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina

Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 31% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Pawleys Island

They are 4 of the 262 NPPES records with a practice address in Pawleys Island, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charlotte Moore, PAPawleys Island, SC 295851598870750
  2. Daniel Quirk, PAPawleys Island, SC 295851487120606
  3. Katelyn Stalbird, PA-CPawleys Island, SC 295851518513837
  4. Sandra AlexanderMyrtle Beach, SC 295881457741746
  5. Hisham Bassiouni, PACMyrtle Beach, SC 295881205883105
  6. Cassie Buchan, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295881144792656
  7. Mercedes Davis, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC 295881831204676
  8. Jeanne Gates, PA-CNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821013122746

Common questions

What is Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C's NPI number?

Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326005695, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9653 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. Phone: (843) 235-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1084, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C had 3,079 Medicare Part D claims for 667 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Renee Bliss, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.

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