Melissa M. Friend, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA
Melissa M. Friend, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1306082532, issued on Dec 17, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA057227, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa M. Friend
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- MA057227 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- Phone
- (412) 432-7400
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 432-7480
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest medical physician assistant records → All 3,897 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2 Hot Metal St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pithaya Achalabun, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1801847868
- Estuardo AguilarEmergency Medicine Physician1700832722
- Afaq Ahmad, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1568411015
- Robbie Ali, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1689611980
- Imad Alizray, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1346253622
- Tesfamariam AndemeskelEmergency Medicine Physician1891744918
Verify Melissa M. Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA057227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Melissa M. Friend among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Melissa M. Friend, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2008, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 53% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
521 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 521 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
All 3,897 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Austin GriffithPittsburgh, PA 152031801434725
- Seth Hake, PA-C, M.S.Pittsburgh, PA 152031750771507
- Lauren Hess, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152031740657220
- Emily McCullough, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152031659701167
- Olivia MyronPittsburgh, PA 152031770021727
- Abigail Opiela, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152031245789486
- Michael ResslerPittsburgh, PA 152031356538862
- Ashley SavaPittsburgh, PA 152031922548742
Common questions
What is Melissa M. Friend, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa M. Friend, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306082532, issued on Dec 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa M. Friend, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203. Phone: (412) 432-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa M. Friend, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA057227, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa M. Friend, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa M. Friend, PA-C had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.