NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Rockville, MD

Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Rockville, Maryland, and NPI 1881646115, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Maryland C0003186, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1881646115
Name
Melissa Ryan Strauss
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
C0003186 MD
PA030398 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2101 E Jefferson St, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone
(301) 816-2424
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110511000685); 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 2101 E Jefferson St

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

  1. Fatemeh Abbasi-Cooper, ODOptometrist1538410295
  2. Mir Ali, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1427495175
  3. Kidest Assegued, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275601692
  4. Joanne Beck, PMHCNS-BCMental Health Counselor1902109705
  5. Jacqueline Bradley, CNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1740346998
  6. Julianne Camba, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043456320

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

88 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Strauss88
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
  2. Gabapentin18 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncLargo, MD

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

Melissa Ryan Strauss among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland

Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · 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).

115 physician assistant records list a practice address in Rockville

They are 115 of the 14,353 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockville, and 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariam Aboutaj, PARockville, MD 208521679081053
  2. Elizabeth Christenson, PA-CRockville, MD 208521578899399
  3. Charles Goodie, PA-CRockville, MD 208521467581561
  4. Jennifer Gularson, P.A.-CRockville, MD 208521548266752
  5. Emily Guntle, PA-CRockville, MD 208521326419904
  6. John Harrison, PARockville, MD 208521649325945
  7. Lori Indenbaum, PA-CRockville, MD 208521255340683
  8. Aaron Jacob, PA-CRockville, MD 208521710499140

Common questions

What is Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A.'s NPI number?

Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881646115, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 E Jefferson St, Rockville, MD, 20852. Phone: (301) 816-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number C0003186, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Ryan Strauss, P.A. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 36 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.