Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbus, GA
Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1790864064, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 004346, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Marie Fussell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 004346 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5612 Whitesville RD, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 322-2223
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 324-5233
- Medicaid ID
- 719264099A GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Marie Fussell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 004346Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
208 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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.
Melissa Marie Fussell among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
83 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 83 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790864064, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5612 Whitesville RD, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 322-2223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 004346, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Marie Fussell, PA-C had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.