Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Altoona, PA
Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1861792012, issued on Oct 21, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA-002061L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Marie Kagarise
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MA-002061L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 201-2309
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Marie Kagarise in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA-002061LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $72.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Melissa Marie Kagarise among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 42% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
122 physician assistant records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 122 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861792012, issued on Oct 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 201-2309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Marie Kagarise, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA-002061L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.