Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Augusta, GA
Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1891955142, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 004780, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Hayden Shafer
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 004780 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH St, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 721-8623
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 721-1459
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090611000251); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1120 15TH St
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Verify Melissa Hayden Shafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 004780Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Methocarbamol24 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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): 77.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $400.70
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Hayden Shafer among 531 surgical physician assistant records in Georgia
Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C is one of 531 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2014 among the 276 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Georgia
There are 531 surgical physician assistant records in Georgia.
All 531 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Diane Bairas, PAAugusta, GA 309121871602912
- Nathan Boykin, PA-CAugusta, GA 309121881707685
- Erika Doster, PAAugusta, GA 309121730299256
- Dell Hulse, PAAugusta, GA 309121235201146
- Elise Hulsebus, PAAugusta, GA 309121508174343
- Patrick Jenkins, PAAugusta, GA 309121396855623
- Jennifer Meassick, PAAugusta, GA 309121952610222
- Mikel Overgaard, PA-CAugusta, GA 309121366046021
Common questions
What is Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891955142, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH St, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-8623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 004780, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Hayden Shafer, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.