Melissa L. Gamble, PAC
Physician Assistant · Tacoma, WA
Melissa L. Gamble, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1588675250, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Washington PA10004887, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa L. Gamble
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA10004887 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1802 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 752-6965
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 759-6056
- Medicaid ID
- 8448573 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060411000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa L. Gamble in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA10004887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,076 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium289 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium208 claims
- Lisinopril189 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate147 claims
- Losartan Potassium128 claims
- Gabapentin109 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Providence Health And Services WashingtonLacey, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa L. Gamble among 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington
Melissa L. Gamble, PAC is one of 3,718 physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 76% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 2,460 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
324 physician assistant records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 324 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Melissa L. Gamble, PAC's NPI number?
Melissa L. Gamble, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588675250, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa L. Gamble, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 752-6965. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa L. Gamble, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA10004887, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa L. Gamble, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa L. Gamble, PAC had 4,076 Medicare Part D claims for 458 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.