Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C.
Physician Assistant · Allentown, PA
Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1124026380, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA030077L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Linn Knecht
- Credential
- P.A.-C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MA030077L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1621 N Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104
- Phone
- (610) 402-8900
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2022
- Fax
- (610) 821-1129
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040713001550); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Linn Knecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA030077LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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: $17.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring 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.
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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Linn Knecht among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
177 physician assistant records list a practice address in Allentown
They are 177 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C.'s NPI number?
Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124026380, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1621 N Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (610) 402-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA030077L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C. had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 85 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.