Melissa A. Vertin, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Houghton, MI
Melissa A. Vertin, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Houghton, Michigan, and NPI 1891942769, issued on Aug 22, 2008. Check the license (Michigan 5601005350, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Vertin
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 5601005350 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Macinnes Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- Phone
- (906) 483-1860
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Fax
- (906) 483-1270
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081023000338); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa A. Vertin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601005350Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
3,000 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 174 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium157 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Lisinopril102 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate97 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium96 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 2 group practices
- Aspirus KeweenawLaurium, MI
- Upper Great Lakes Family Health CenterHancock, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Vertin among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Melissa A. Vertin, PA is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Houghton
They are 4 of the 225 NPPES records with a practice address in Houghton, and 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Melissa A. Vertin, PA's NPI number?
Melissa A. Vertin, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891942769, issued on Aug 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Vertin, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Macinnes Dr, Houghton, MI, 49931. Phone: (906) 483-1860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Vertin, PA's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601005350, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Vertin, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Vertin, PA had 3,000 Medicare Part D claims for 279 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.