Melissa Linn Knecht, P.A.-C.

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

MA030077L Issued in PA

Practice address

1621 N Cedar Crest Blvd
Allentown, PA 18104-2304

Phone

(610) 402-8900

Fax

(610) 821-1129

NPI assigned

Jul 12, 2005

Last updated

Apr 8, 2022By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 6

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 1999

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lehigh Valley Physician GroupGroup PAC ID 3072425123, 2,512 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospital, Allentown, PA, CCN 390133
• Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton Hospital, Hazleton, PA, CCN 390185
• Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, the Inpatient rehabilitation facility, Center Valley, PA, CCN 393035

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mknecht6983@direct2.lvhn.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Lehigh Valley Physician Group

  dba LVPG Developmental Pediatrics

  • Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1780155689
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Hazleton Professional Services

  dba Lehigh Valley Physician Group-Hazleton

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hazleton, PA
  • NPI 1952464638
  Medicare reassignment
• Lehigh Valley Physician Group

  dba LVPG Surgical Oncology

  • Surgical Oncology Physician
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1235213521
  NPD
• Lehigh Valley Physician Group

  dba LVPG Family and Internal Medicine - East Stroudsburg

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • East Stroudsburg, PA
  • NPI 1245093368
  NPD
• Pulmonary Associates PC

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1245209022
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Center Valley, PA
  • NPI 1255374799

  Inpatient rehabilitation facility

  Care Compare affiliation
• Lehigh Valley Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1164400131
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lehigh Valley Hospital

  • Clinic/Center
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1194673467

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Lehigh Valley Hospital

  • Clinic/Center
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1528627155

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Lehigh Valley Hospital

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1609834001
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lehigh Valley Hospital

  • Children's Hospital
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1952954307
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton

  dba Hazleton General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hazleton, PA
  • NPI 1548322720
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "ALLENTOWN",
            "state": "PA",
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            "telephone_number": "484-884-0617",
            "fax_number": "484-884-0628"
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        }
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        "last_name": "KNECHT",
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        {
            "code": "01",
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Kmart Pharmacy
• Jessica B Knauss
• Kimberly A Knavel, PA-C
• David Kneal Jr., D.M.D.
• Kimberly Knecht, CRNP
• Lisa Knicos, AU.D.
• Gabrielle M. Knipe, PA-C
• Taylor Knobloch
• Lori Knoll, LPN
• Sarah Knop, PA-C

• Physician Assistant in Allentown, PA
• Providers in Allentown, PA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 8, 2022; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.