Melissa M. Salinas, PAC
Physician Assistant · San Fidel, NM
Melissa M. Salinas, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Fidel, New Mexico, and NPI 1619182821, issued on May 11, 2007. Check the license with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa M. Salinas
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- Exit 102 Off I-40 Half Mile S, San Fidel, NM 87049
- Phone
- (505) 552-5300
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- H3451 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080407000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa M. Salinas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
658 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone66 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate62 claims
- Azelastine Hcl58 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate54 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro51 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass50 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- New Mexico Urgent Care Walk-IN Clinic Juan Tabo LLCAlbuquerque, NM
- New Mexico Urgent Care Walk-IN Clinic LLCAlbuquerque, NM
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesClovis, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa M. Salinas among 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico
Melissa M. Salinas, PAC is one of 847 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 521 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 41% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 physician assistant record lists a practice address in San Fidel
They are 1 of the 42 NPPES records with a practice address in San Fidel, and 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lindsey PorterPeralta, NM 870421659025385
- Michael Bonnet, PACAcoma, NM 870341437292646
- Donita Demontiney, PA-CAcoma, NM 870341811179211
- Joseph Morris, PA-CAcoma, NM 870341912905498
- Rosalind Degeorge, PA-CLos Lunas, NM 870311487662540
- Tia Roes, PA-CLos Lunas, NM 870311003248931
Common questions
What is Melissa M. Salinas, PAC's NPI number?
Melissa M. Salinas, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619182821, issued on May 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa M. Salinas, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Exit 102 Off I-40 Half Mile S, San Fidel, NM, 87049. Phone: (505) 552-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa M. Salinas, PAC's license?
Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa M. Salinas, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa M. Salinas, PAC had 658 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa M. Salinas, PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.