NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH

Physician Assistant · Hendersonville, NC

Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1033628581, issued on Sep 28, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-11130, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033628581
Name
Melissa Rebecca Powidzki
Credential
PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
0010-11130 NC
7553 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2579 Chimney Rock RD, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone
(828) 692-4289
Enumerated
Sep 28, 2017
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2025
Fax
(828) 696-1794
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210414001521); 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 2579 Chimney Rock RD

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

  1. Anson Alvis, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427612621
  2. Benjamin Barbour, NPNurse Practitioner1417298779
  3. David Bate, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1851336457
  4. Barry Beavers, D.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1649326513
  5. Cecilia Brennan, BSN, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1811523970
  6. Susan Caceres Araya, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1053898536

Verify Melissa Rebecca Powidzki in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,177 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Melissa Powidzki2,177
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin65 claims
  2. Fluoxetine Hcl61 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
  5. Lamotrigine47 claims
  6. Lisinopril45 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: $119.90

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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 Powidzki$119.90
  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. Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Spindale, NC

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

Melissa Rebecca Powidzki among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2017, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

89 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hendersonville

They are 89 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Baber, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287921265482723
  2. William Bowden, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287921366522088
  3. Charles Bryant, PAHendersonville, NC 287921558408005
  4. Ronald Buell, P.A.Hendersonville, NC 287921376637173
  5. Nicole Drake, DMSC, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287921154466548
  6. Heidi Gum, PAHendersonville, NC 287921346232071
  7. Cynthia Hildebrand, PA-CHendersonville, NC 287921083665376
  8. Sarah Johnson, P.A.Hendersonville, NC 287921982820080

Common questions

What is Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH's NPI number?

Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033628581, issued on Sep 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2579 Chimney Rock RD, Hendersonville, NC, 28792. Phone: (828) 692-4289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-11130, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Rebecca Powidzki, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCH had 2,177 Medicare Part D claims for 155 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.