NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Towson, MD

Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Towson, Maryland, and NPI 1437498664, issued on Feb 7, 2013. Check the license (Maryland C04982, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437498664
Name
Melissa Brooks Giese
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
C04982 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6535 N Charles St Ste 500, Towson, MD 21204
Phone
(866) 953-3111
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2013
Record last updated
May 28, 2025
Medicaid ID
574107600 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130412000185); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6535 N Charles St Ste 500

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

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  2. Natalia Arias Villela, MDUrology Physician1699279927
  3. Timothy Campbell, MDUrology Physician1043839467
  4. Benjamin Cohen, M.D.Urology Physician1346411238
  5. Meagan Dunne, M.D.Urology Physician1003295353
  6. Eric EidelmanUrology Physician1770046260

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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

122 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Melissa Giese122
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl39 claims
  2. Myrbetriq16 claims
  3. Gemtesa13 claims
  4. Xtandi12 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): 83.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%71.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $241.91

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Giese$241.91
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Chesapeake Urology Associates LLCBaltimore, MD

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

Melissa Brooks Giese among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland

Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C is one of 3,224 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2013, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 39% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 1,974 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 46% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

71 physician assistant records list a practice address in Towson

They are 71 of the 3,721 NPPES records with a practice address in Towson, and 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Anderson, PABaltimore, MD 212041902962442
  2. Dawn Arnesen, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212041346316049
  3. Jennifer Ball Odell, P.A.Towson, MD 212041609927920
  4. Scott Cooper, P.A.-CTowson, MD 212041508917808
  5. Kenneth Groh, PA-CTowson, MD 212041730103342
  6. Debra Hollenshade, PABaltimore, MD 212041891754263
  7. Christine Klass, P.A.Towson, MD 212041568422038
  8. Stella Kovacs, P.A.Baltimore, MD 212041083716948

Common questions

What is Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C's NPI number?

Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437498664, issued on Feb 7, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6535 N Charles St Ste 500, Towson, MD, 21204. Phone: (866) 953-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number C04982, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Brooks Giese, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.

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