Melissa A. Kooistra, PA
Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
Melissa A. Kooistra, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1346260007, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601004250, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Kooistra
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601004250 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3940 Peninsular Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- Phone
- (616) 366-4234
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2025
- Fax
- (855) 548-4481
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040728000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa A. Kooistra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601004250Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,224 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 715 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen324 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen128 claims
- Gabapentin105 claims
- Pregabalin81 claims
- Tramadol Hcl67 claims
- Methadone Hcl45 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: $42.29
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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 A. Kooistra among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Melissa A. Kooistra, PA is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
913 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 913 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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- Karen Garbowitz, PA-CGrand Rapids, MI 495461144210139
- Patrick Handlin, PAGrand Rapids, MI 495461366421711
- Kendra Lowing, P.A.Grand Rapids, MI 495461710951488
- Kathryn Pleune, PA-CGrand Rapids, MI 495461467426122
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Common questions
What is Melissa A. Kooistra, PA's NPI number?
Melissa A. Kooistra, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346260007, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Kooistra, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3940 Peninsular Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546. Phone: (616) 366-4234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Kooistra, PA's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601004250, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Kooistra, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Kooistra, PA had 1,224 Medicare Part D claims for 324 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.