Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Merrillville, IN
Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1992088199, issued on Sep 23, 2011. Check the license (Indiana 10001330A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lynn Cooper
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 10001330A IN
99048717A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9001 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 795-3360
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 756-6500
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111014000445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9001 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Lynn Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 10001330ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
320 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 158 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen90 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl25 claims
- Methylprednisolone24 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Meloxicam16 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: $119.28
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- North Point Orthopedics LLCMunster, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Lynn Cooper among 164 surgical physician assistant records in Indiana
Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C is one of 164 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Indiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 45% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2014 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Indiana
There are 164 surgical physician assistant records in Indiana.
All 164 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jimmy Garala, PAMerrillville, IN 464101366003154
- Rami Musleh, PA CSaint John, IN 463731053358580
- Alyssa Tripp, PASaint John, IN 463731710459839
- Emily Damitz, PAMichigan City, IN 463601366678088
- Ellison Pratley, PA-CMichigan City, IN 463601154153963
- Jessica Do, PA-CHobart, IN 463421720857840
- Joseph Hess, MSPASHobart, IN 463421710603642
- Holly Raimondi, PA-CHobart, IN 463421093710105
Common questions
What is Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992088199, issued on Sep 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9001 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 795-3360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 10001330A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Lynn Cooper, PA-C had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.