Melissa Renee Nickols, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

C0007235 Issued in MD

Practice address

7120 Minstrel Way Ste 100
Columbia, MD 21045-5274

Phone

(410) 290-6677

NPI assigned

Jun 13, 2018

Last updated

Mar 13, 2026By 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

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in VA, DC, MD3 enrollments

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 3

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Inova Health Care ServicesGroup PAC ID 2466351093, 1,821 clinicians

Gastro Center of Maryland LLCGroup PAC ID 7517972037, 23 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Inova Fairfax Hospital Hospital, Falls Church, VA, CCN 490063

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.52 of 100Reported as group

Quality

56.13

Promoting interoperability

98

Improvement activities

40

Cost

80.61

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Gastro Center of Maryland LLC

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Columbia, MD
  • NPI 1164609111

  DC

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Inova Health Care Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Falls Church, VA
  • NPI 1952320061

  DC

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia, LLC

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Fairfax, VA
  • NPI 1205884368

  DC

  Medicare reassignment
• Inova Health Care Services

  dba Inova Comprehensive Addiction Treatment (CATS)

  • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
  • Falls Church, VA
  • NPI 1588717755
  NPD
• Inova Health Care Services

  dba Inova Blood Donor Services

  • Medical Technologist
  • Sterling, VA
  • NPI 1699655589
  NPD
• Arundel Anesthesia, LLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Columbia, MD
  • NPI 1417666231
  NPD (past)
• Old Dominion Anesthesia LLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • NPI 1902248677
  NPD (past)

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

• Inova Health Care Services

  dba Inova Fairfax Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Falls Church, VA
  • NPI 1588795462
  Care Compare affiliation
• Inova Health Care Services

  dba Inova Fairfax Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Falls Church, VA
  • NPI 1831220714
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "7120 MINSTREL WAY STE 100",
            "city": "COLUMBIA",
            "state": "MD",
            "postal_code": "210455274"
        },
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "MELISSA",
        "middle_name": "RENEE",
        "credential": "PA-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-06-13",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-13",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-13",
        "status": "A"
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• Karyn L.C. Nicholson, RN
• Norman Nicholson
• Stacy Louise Nicholson, D.C.
• Felicia Nicholsonbrown, M.D.
• Darneira Nickens
• Katherine Nicodemus
• Phillip Nicolas, D.C.
• Leila Nielsen
• Jamie Nieto, RN
• Josephine Nieves

• Physician Assistant in Columbia, MD
• Providers in Columbia, MD by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Maryland

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 13, 2026; 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.

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