NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Bucklin, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Woodbridge, VA

Melissa Bucklin, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Woodbridge, Virginia, and NPI 1285414730, issued on Oct 3, 2023. Check the license with the Virginia 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285414730
Name
Melissa Bucklin
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA200002041 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2079 Daniel Stuart SQ, Woodbridge, VA 22191
Phone
(833) 443-6662
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2023
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241026000265); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2079 Daniel Stuart SQ

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

  1. Jennifer Alger, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558193102
  2. Hamed Khosravi, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1407802671
  3. Catherine Wood, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1346872488

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

457 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Bucklin457
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis47 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt26 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
  4. Prednisone24 claims
  5. Hydroxyurea21 claims
  6. Dexamethasone16 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: $1,078.57

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Bucklin$1,078.57
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Medical Faculty Associates, IncWashington, DC

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

Melissa Bucklin among 941 medical physician assistant records in Virginia

Melissa Bucklin, PA-C is one of 941 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2023, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2014 among the 525 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Virginia

There are 941 medical physician assistant records in Virginia.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arian Ahmadzai, P.A.Woodbridge, VA 221911972599272
  2. Tanya Belliard, PAWoodbridge, VA 221911225115033
  3. Jessica Fantazos, PA-CWoodbridge, VA 221911558673350
  4. Carly FullerWoodbridge, VA 221911295293611
  5. Michelle Karimzada, PA-CWoodbridge, VA 221911689037715
  6. Miri Kim, PA-CWoodbridge, VA 221911235650268
  7. Cathleen Mihelich, PA-CWoodbridge, VA 221911639185374
  8. Mohamad Nazari, PAWoodbridge, VA 221911881331510

Common questions

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

Melissa Bucklin, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285414730, issued on Oct 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Bucklin, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2079 Daniel Stuart SQ, Woodbridge, VA, 22191. Phone: (833) 443-6662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Melissa Bucklin, PA-C had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.