NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Allentown, PA

Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1376892505, issued on Sep 4, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA055704, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376892505
Name
Melissa Nicole Shaner
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
MA055704 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1611 Pond RD Ste 301, Allentown, PA 18104
Phone
(842) 734-6774
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(484) 273-4687
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121024000431); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1611 Pond RD Ste 301

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

  1. Allison HillnerRegistered Nurse1407622723

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  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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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Shaner1,272
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Trospium Chloride274 claims
  2. Myrbetriq253 claims
  3. Gemtesa159 claims
  4. Estradiol126 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro94 claims
  6. Cephalexin69 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: $240.74

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Shaner$240.74
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA

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

Melissa Nicole Shaner among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 42% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 53% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

287 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Allentown

They are 287 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzanne Amant, PA- CAllentown, PA 181041215939327
  2. John Blundetto, PAAllentown, PA 181041285784173
  3. Allison Brobst, PACAllentown, PA 181041841306230
  4. Amy Creitz, PA-CAllentown, PA 181041144227489
  5. Suzanne Cressman, PAAllentown, PA 181041417986696
  6. Rosanne Day, PACAllentown, PA 181041104828128
  7. Julie Gutzweiler, PACAllentown, PA 181041770590069
  8. Craig Hartigan, PAAllentown, PA 181041407901127

Common questions

What is Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C's NPI number?

Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376892505, issued on Sep 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 Pond RD Ste 301, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (842) 734-6774. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA055704, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Nicole Shaner, PA-C had 1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 453 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.