Melissa Krainson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Krainson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1124365051, issued on Jan 11, 2013. Check the license (California PA60853, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Krainson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA60853 CA
085.004569 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 San Pablo St Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 442-5100
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230426001340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Krainson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA60853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
383 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl110 claims
- Ceftriaxone102 claims
- Cefepime Hcl34 claims
- Daptomycin28 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium25 claims
- Ampicillin Sodium14 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek 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 2 group practices
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationDuarte, CA
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Krainson among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melissa Krainson, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
935 physician assistant records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 935 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Krainson, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Krainson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124365051, issued on Jan 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Krainson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Krainson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA60853, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Krainson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Krainson, PA-C had 383 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.