NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa E. Ford, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Anderson, IN

Melissa E. Ford, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Anderson, Indiana, and NPI 1700931441, issued on Jan 24, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 10000923A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1700931441
Name
Melissa E. Ford
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
10000923A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2210 Jackson St, Anderson, IN 46016
Phone
(765) 683-3118
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070614000744); 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 2210 Jackson St

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

  1. Kevin Anderson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003173253
  2. Margaret BeechyPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1447055983
  3. Valerie Bruderly, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1992705792
  4. Craig Buckles, MDPsychiatry Physician1487689527
  5. Lori Carr, CPNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558528133
  6. Beth Cox, LCSWClinical Social Worker1770881971

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana 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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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,472 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Melissa Ford1,472
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl97 claims
  2. Clonazepam83 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl78 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl77 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl68 claims
  6. Citalopram Hbr54 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: $394.50

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. 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 Ford$394.50
  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. St Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital IncAnderson, IN

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

Melissa E. Ford among 405 medical physician assistant records in Indiana

Melissa E. Ford, PA-C is one of 405 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Indiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 19% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 268 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 39% 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 Indiana 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 Indiana

There are 405 medical physician assistant records in Indiana.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brandon Aiman, PAAnderson, IN 460161831124999
  2. Jill Hupfer, PA-CAnderson, IN 460161700800372
  3. Mark Stinson, PAAnderson, IN 460161427585074
  4. Mia WoodAnderson, IN 460161972324341
  5. Christina McClain, PA-CAnderson, IN 460131528490224
  6. Andrea Harris, PA-CCarmel, IN 460321316110430
  7. Robert Kirk, PA-CCarmel, IN 460321497793723
  8. Jeremiah Lewis, PA-CCarmel, IN 460321073709622

Common questions

What is Melissa E. Ford, PA-C's NPI number?

Melissa E. Ford, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700931441, issued on Jan 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa E. Ford, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2210 Jackson St, Anderson, IN, 46016. Phone: (765) 683-3118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa E. Ford, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 10000923A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa E. Ford, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa E. Ford, PA-C had 1,472 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.