NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa A. Messer, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Dodgeville, WI

Melissa A. Messer, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, and NPI 1720176142, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 2054-23, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720176142
Name
Melissa A. Messer
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
2054-23 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 Compassion Way, Dodgeville, WI 53533
Phone
(608) 930-7187
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061109000011); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 800 Compassion Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nicole Altman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1598227365
  2. Gregg AmickPhysical Therapist1457518326
  3. Jaime Austin, RDRegistered Dietitian1013291038
  4. Margie Barnes, PTPhysical Therapist1285855452
  5. Bronson BomkampSurgery Physician1790281871
  6. Cassandra Bomkamp, APNPNurse Practitioner1861358038

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

156 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Messer156
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl28 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  4. Amoxicillin18 claims
  5. Omeprazole17 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: $60.61

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, 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.

  1. Melissa Messer$60.61
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Upland Hills Health IncHighland, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa A. Messer among 3,475 physician assistant records in Wisconsin

Melissa A. Messer, PA-C is one of 3,475 physician assistant records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2016 among the 2,491 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 38% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Dodgeville

They are 4 of the 168 NPPES records with a practice address in Dodgeville, and 3,475 physician assistant records in Wisconsin.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Motl, PA-CDodgeville, WI 535331407811151
  2. Daniel Obi, PA-CDodgeville, WI 535331407589419
  3. Bailey Upmann, PA-CDodgeville, WI 535331497680524
  4. David Gorski, PA-CEdgerton, WI 535341386695633
  5. Diane Keehn, PA-CEdgerton, WI 535341194883512
  6. Julie Lyerla, PACEdgerton, WI 535341700977956
  7. Joni Sund, PA CEdgerton, WI 535341831187954
  8. Lai Thao, PA-CEdgerton, WI 535341922059120

Common questions

What is Melissa A. Messer, PA-C's NPI number?

Melissa A. Messer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720176142, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa A. Messer, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Compassion Way, Dodgeville, WI, 53533. Phone: (608) 930-7187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa A. Messer, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2054-23, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa A. Messer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa A. Messer, PA-C had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.