Melissa Lynn How, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · New York, NY
Melissa Lynn How, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1811603426, issued on Jan 26, 2023. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lynn How
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 1041 3RD Ave Ste 201, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 319-3977
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Lynn How in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
739 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate108 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate101 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide42 claims
- Losartan Potassium41 claims
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $227.56
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Melissa Lynn How among 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York
Melissa Lynn How, PA-C is one of 3,670 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 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 2023, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 60% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melissa Lynn How, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Lynn How, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811603426, issued on Jan 26, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lynn How, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1041 3RD Ave Ste 201, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 319-3977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lynn How, PA-C's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Lynn How, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Lynn How, PA-C had 739 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; 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.