NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Encino, CA

Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1013249275, issued on Feb 12, 2010. Check the license (California PA18450, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013249275
Name
Melissa Sue Brown
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA18450 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15503 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
Phone
(818) 789-3811
Enumerated
Feb 12, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 501-4554
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130802000655); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2006
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 15503 Ventura Blvd

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

  1. Kristal Madden, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457024762
  2. Michael Nguyen, MDDermatology Physician1174028138
  3. Johanna Salazar, MS, RDNStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558009878
  4. Kelsey Thomas-Boisvert, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780116707
  5. Justin Whitten, RD RDNRegistered Dietitian1457159568

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.

  1. Melissa Brown52
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Dupixent Pen13 claims
  2. Dupixent Syringe13 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: $832.16

31 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.

  1. Melissa Brown$832.16
  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. Honest Dermatology Medical GroupEncino, CA

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

Melissa Sue Brown among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Melissa Sue Brown, 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 2010, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 7,214 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 physician assistant records list a practice address in Encino

They are 29 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sasha AryaEncino, CA 914361083210660
  2. Michelle Banayan, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTEncino, CA 914361922645993
  3. Monte Burnam, P.A.-CEncino, CA 914361639129729
  4. Ricardo Campbell, P.A.Encino, CA 914361811978828
  5. Talia DanialianEncino, CA 914361811640279
  6. David Dufour, PAEncino, CA 914361720198385
  7. Kerry Farrell, PA-CEncino, CA 914361891022448
  8. Kristal Madden, PA-CEncino, CA 914361457024762

Common questions

What is Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C's NPI number?

Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013249275, issued on Feb 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15503 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 789-3811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA18450, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Sue Brown, PA-C had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.