Melissa Joy Stearns , PA-C
Physician Assistant β’ Seattle, WA
1101 Madison St Ste 800
Seattle, WA 981041307
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1101 Madison St Ste 800
Seattle, WA 981041307
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Issaquah, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
NPI first issued
2015
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Melissa Stearns has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Melissa Stearns as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Seattle and Washington
828 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Seattle, WA (3,718 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
19% of these 828 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
67.3% of these 828 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-06-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20210120001469
WA
8729492418
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
751 Ne Blakely Dr Ste 5010
Issaquah, WA 980296201
Phone: 4253137088
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1101 MADISON ST STE 800, SEATTLE, WA 981041307 (Tel: 2062152700)
Registered at PO BOX 25608, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841250608 (Tel: 2063204476)
Recorded as MELISSA STEARNS, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA61106644)
Specialist/Technologist (license number reported to NPPES: WA A160292523)
Registered at 4311 11TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 200, POC: TERRY SCOTT, PA-C, SEATTLE, WA 98105 (Tel: 2066164001)
Registered at 4311 11TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 200, POC: TERRY SCOTT, PA-C, SEATTLE, WA 98105 (Tel: 2066164001)
Recorded as MELISSA STEARNS, AT/L, ATC
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1101 MADISON ST, SUITE 800, SEATTLE, WA 981041306 (Tel: 2063863083)
Registered at 1101 MADISON ST, SUITE 800, SEATTLE, WA 981041306 (Tel: 2063863083)
Recorded as MELISSA BALLANCE, AT/L, ATC, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA P160292405)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Seattle
- Alice Burden
- Kathryn Whitelaw, PA-C
- Rhonda Warren, PA-C
- Rachel Trouten, PA-C
- Jordan Surrusco, PA
- Garret Kingston
Mailing Address
Po Box 25608
Salt Lake City, UT 841250608
Phone: 2063204476