Melissa Upson, P.A.
Medical Physician Assistant · Seattle, WA
Melissa Upson, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1497718084, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (Washington PA60385596, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Upson
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA60385596 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 598-4477
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1497718084 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140310002008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Upson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA60385596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis24 claims
- Mupirocin21 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Upson among 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington
Melissa Upson, P.A. is one of 1,068 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 66% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% 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 Washington 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 Washington
There are 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allan Ellsworth, PA-CSeattle, WA 981951649291196
- Andrea Gamez, PA-CSeattle, WA 981951992056493
- Geordie Glass, PA-CSeattle, WA 981951386622546
- Brianna Gutierrez, PA-CSeattle, WA 981951932467586
- Jonathan Lam, PA-CSeattle, WA 981951720540867
- Tenly Pretyka, PA-CSeattle, WA 981951598148793
- Bella Arshinova, PA-CDes Moines, WA 981981649223538
- Randall Dickson, PACEverett, WA 982011215960372
Common questions
What is Melissa Upson, P.A.'s NPI number?
Melissa Upson, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497718084, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Upson, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 598-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Upson, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA60385596, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Upson, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Upson, P.A. had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Upson, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.