Melissa Dacosta
Medical Physician Assistant · Wethersfield, CT
Melissa Dacosta is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1487100079, issued on Sep 1, 2016. Check the license (Connecticut 3670, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Dacosta
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 3670 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1290 Silas Deane Hwy, Wethersfield, CT 06109
- Phone
- (860) 972-5098
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161101002576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercy College, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1290 Silas Deane Hwy
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Verify Melissa Dacosta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 3670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
548 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide103 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass49 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate38 claims
- Prednisone36 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Azithromycin25 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): 85 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hartford Healthcare Urgent Care Centers LLCCheshire, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
17 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Wethersfield
They are 17 of the 450 NPPES records with a practice address in Wethersfield, and 1,138 medical physician assistant records in Connecticut.
All 17 in Wethersfield → All 1,138 in Connecticut → Every provider in Wethersfield →
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- Amelia Ahern, PA-CHartford, CT1316561251
- Kamruz Ahmed, PA-CStamford, CT1063975381
- Florence Ahn, PA-CNew Haven, CT1649818634
- Elif AjrediniWaterbury, CT1891331591
Common questions
What is Melissa Dacosta's NPI number?
Melissa Dacosta's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487100079, issued on Sep 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Dacosta located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1290 Silas Deane Hwy, Wethersfield, CT, 06109. Phone: (860) 972-5098. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Dacosta's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 3670, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Dacosta prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Dacosta had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Dacosta's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 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.
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.