NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Hernandez, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Houston, TX

Melissa Hernandez, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1295499044, issued on Oct 27, 2021. Check the license (Texas PA15273, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295499044
Name
Melissa Hernandez
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA15273 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6621 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 824-1000
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6621 Fannin St

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

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  4. Lauren Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821289265
  5. Adekunle Adesina, MD PHDAnatomic Pathology Physician1376599225
  6. Natasha Afonso, MD, MPHPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1487815007

Verify Melissa Hernandez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 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 score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.0
  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: $46.33

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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 Hernandez$46.33
  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.

Melissa Hernandez among 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas

Melissa Hernandez, PA-C is one of 2,146 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yvonne Bowers, PA-CHouston, TX 770301336199967
  2. Darren Boyer, P.A.Houston, TX 770301134156342
  3. Katharine Breaux, PA-CHouston, TX 770301811918972
  4. Gloria-Aouie Carrera, PA-CHouston, TX 770301982625117
  5. James Collier, PA-CHouston, TX 770301780634642
  6. Carol Donnelly, PA-CHouston, TX 770301376589606
  7. Kim Herman, PAHouston, TX 770301407874217
  8. Linda Kullama, PA-C, PH.D.Houston, TX 770301083634273

Common questions

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

Melissa Hernandez, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295499044, issued on Oct 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Hernandez, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6621 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 824-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number PA15273, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.

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.