Melissa Spence, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Melissa Spence, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1891068003, issued on Feb 18, 2012. Check the license (California PA21895, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Spence
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA21895 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3030 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 966-7701
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121213000189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Spence in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA21895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
460 Medicare Part D claims for 191 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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Lisinopril22 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium16 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): 73.6 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: $350.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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.
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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Spence among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Melissa Spence, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% 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 51% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 51% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Spence, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Spence, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891068003, issued on Feb 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Spence, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3030 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 966-7701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Spence, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA21895, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Spence, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Spence, PA-C had 460 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Spence, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.