NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Patterson

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Altoona, PA

Melissa Patterson is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679596209, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania RN324894L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679596209
Name
Melissa Patterson
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
RN324894L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
Phone
(814) 943-5901
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040825001247); 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 620 Howard Ave

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

  1. Elizabeth Abraham, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1447414933
  2. Stuart AckermanInternal Medicine Physician1740256312
  3. Aderinsola Ademiluyi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922595644
  4. Dawn Alexy, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1144248733
  5. Usman AliPsychiatry Physician1285842625
  6. Joseph AntonowiczPsychiatry Physician1265480834

Verify Melissa Patterson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Grove City Anesthesia And Pain Management, PLLCRoaring Spring, PA
  2. Remcare Anesthesia Solutions LLCAltoona, PA
  3. Sunshine State Anesthesia Partners LLCBrooksville, FL
  4. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansAltoona, PA

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

Melissa Patterson among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania

Melissa Patterson is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

61 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Altoona

They are 61 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dawn Alexy, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011144248733
  2. David Berkheimer, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011396764783
  3. Fred Buckreis, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011750388658
  4. Melissa Cioffari, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011619993235
  5. Melanie Cowfer, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011699730432
  6. Brian DuclosAltoona, PA 166011699795658
  7. Christine Duff, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011518987874
  8. Gretchen Dunkle, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011518998947

Common questions

What is Melissa Patterson's NPI number?

Melissa Patterson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679596209, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Patterson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 943-5901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Patterson's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number RN324894L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Melissa Patterson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.