NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC

Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1831969484, issued on Jan 4, 2024. Check the license (South Carolina 5150, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831969484
Name
Nicholas Joseph Mello
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
5150 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
(843) 724-2498
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2024
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Fax
(843) 724-2707
Medicaid ID
6636PA SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 316 Calhoun St

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

  1. Taylor AdamPhysician Assistant1902576929
  2. Mary Ann Adiong, RNRegistered Nurse1396694287
  3. Elizabeth Alvarez, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1295288421
  4. Andrew Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073729711
  5. Selena Anderson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346737673
  6. Claire Andrew, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1134970049

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

241 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Mello241
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide31 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate31 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  5. Famotidine19 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride18 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: $419.90

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Mello$419.90
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Nicholas Joseph Mello among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina

Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina

There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacob Bobba, PACharleston, SC 294011053819946
  2. Bryon Brown, PACharleston, SC 294011275869711
  3. Alexandra Cardona, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011457825002
  4. Terry Clark, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011053310516
  5. Heather Duggan, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011932416161
  6. Lauren Eppley, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011275202129
  7. Kelly Guerrero, PACharleston, SC 294011699928556
  8. Stephanie Hall, PA-CCharleston, SC 294011972847432

Common questions

What is Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C's NPI number?

Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831969484, issued on Jan 4, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 724-2498. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 5150, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Joseph Mello, PA-C had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.