NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · West Richland, WA

Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in West Richland, Washington, and NPI 1962956185, issued on Aug 4, 2016. Check the license (Washington PA60715075, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962956185
Name
Ricardo Melendrez
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA60715075 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1507 Bombing Range RD, West Richland, WA 99353
Phone
(509) 591-4003
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2023
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

351 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ricardo Melendrez351
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
  2. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl11 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): 90.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $81.33

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. 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.

  1. Ricardo Melendrez$81.33
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

Ricardo Melendrez among 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington

Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C 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 2016, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

4 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in West Richland

They are 4 of the 125 NPPES records with a practice address in West Richland, and 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Athalia Clower, PA-CWest Richland, WA 993531053349043
  2. Amy Larsen, PA-CWest Richland, WA 993531669873634
  3. Ryan Law, PA-CWest Richland, WA 993531245484781
  4. Heidi April, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRichland, WA 993521063928448
  5. Randall Cobble, PACRichland, WA 993521225074107
  6. Matthew Concienne, PA-CRichland, WA 993521629521349
  7. Robert Gates, PA-CRichland, WA 993541043291438
  8. Andrew Hansen, PA - CRichland, WA 993521013030535

Common questions

What is Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C's NPI number?

Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962956185, issued on Aug 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1507 Bombing Range RD, West Richland, WA, 99353. Phone: (509) 591-4003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number PA60715075, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ricardo Melendrez, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.