Melissa Salani, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Lake Linden, MI
Melissa Salani, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Lake Linden, Michigan, and NPI 1164544888, issued on Apr 4, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 5601003656, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Salani
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 5601003656 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 945 Ninth St., Lake Linden, MI 49945
- Phone
- (906) 483-1030
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Fax
- (906) 296-0521
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080215000703); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Salani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601003656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
10,388 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 717 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium469 claims
- Omeprazole452 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen445 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium369 claims
- Gabapentin295 claims
- Alprazolam266 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aspirus KeweenawLaurium, MI
- Upper Great Lakes Family Health CenterHancock, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Salani among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Melissa Salani, PA is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 363AM0700X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 medical physician assistant record lists a practice address in Lake Linden
They are 1 of the 14 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Linden, and 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Salani, PA's NPI number?
Melissa Salani, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164544888, issued on Apr 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Salani, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 945 Ninth St., Lake Linden, MI, 49945. Phone: (906) 483-1030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Salani, PA's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601003656, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Salani, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Salani, PA had 10,388 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.