Melissa J. Short, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Hagerstown, MD
Melissa J. Short, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hagerstown, Maryland, and NPI 1578617908, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Maryland C0003459, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa J. Short
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- C0003459 MD
MA053797 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17 Western Maryland Pkwy Ste 100, Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Phone
- (301) 797-9240
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 797-4234
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241007001469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa J. Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license C0003459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,607 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl142 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa127 claims
- Memantine Hcl102 claims
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl91 claims
- Levetiracetam84 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: $448.05
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Meritus Medical Center IncHagerstown, MD
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa J. Short among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland
Melissa J. Short, PA-C is one of 3,224 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 1,974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hagerstown
They are 86 of the 2,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Hagerstown, and 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Melissa J. Short, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa J. Short, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578617908, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa J. Short, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Western Maryland Pkwy Ste 100, Hagerstown, MD, 21740. Phone: (301) 797-9240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa J. Short, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number C0003459, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa J. Short, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa J. Short, PA-C had 1,607 Medicare Part D claims for 298 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.