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Melissa Rickens, PA-C

Individual provider Active NPI Physician Assistant · Danville, PA

NPI 1982207205 · NPPES record last updated Jan 26, 2026

Key facts

NPI
1982207205
Entity type
Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License
MA062077 (PA)
Practice address
100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822-9800
Phone
(570) 271-6389
Fax
(570) 271-6021
NPI assigned
Nov 19, 2020
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

Organizations & group practices 18

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 34

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

View all 34

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty
Physician Assistant
Education
Other, 2023
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Geisinger Clinic (3,432 clinicians)
University of Pittsburgh Physicians (4,166 clinicians)
Fayette Physician Network Inc (309 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822-9800
Phone (570) 271-6211

1211 Wilmington Ave
New Castle, PA 16105-2516

1211 Wlmngtn Ave GRND FLR
Div of Pulm Allergy and Crit Care Med
New Castle, PA 16105-2516
Phone (724) 656-4660

200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2546
Phone (412) 383-1370

201 Mary Higginson LN
Uniontown, PA 15401-2658
Phone (724) 430-5940

205 Mary Higginson LN
Uniontown, PA 15401-2658
Phone (724) 276-0712

500 W Berkeley St
Uniontown, PA 15401-5514
Phone (724) 430-6899

500 W Berkely St Annex
Uniontown Specialty Care
Uniontown, PA 15401-5514
Phone (724) 430-5600

815 Freeport Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15215-3301
Phone (412) 383-3200

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Upmc Jameson Hospital · New Castle, PA · CCN 390016
  • Geisinger Medical Center Hospital · Danville, PA · CCN 390006
  • Upmc Somerset Hospital · Somerset, PA · CCN 390039
  • Upmc Horizon Hospital · Greenville, PA · CCN 390178

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
80.94 of 100 (group)
Quality
61.89
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
74.58

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in PA
Eligible to order & refer
Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: Yes · Power mobility devices: Yes · Hospice: No

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20210219000988 PA Practitioner - Physician Assistant 8729493051 Reassigns benefits to 4 organizations

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Yes
Credentials
Physician Assistant

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
MA062077PAMDPhysician Assistant

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Geisinger Clinic Current
since Dec 1, 2025		 Accepting new patients
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group Current
since Mar 3, 2025		 Accepting new patients
Fayette Physician Network Inc Physician Assistant Current
since May 20, 2025		 Accepting new patients
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physician Group Current
since Mar 3, 2025		 Accepting new patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Current
since Feb 15, 2021		 Accepting new patients
Fayette Physician Network Inc Current
since May 20, 2025		 Accepting new patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Current
since Feb 15, 2021		 Accepting new patients
Geisinger Clinic Current
since Dec 1, 2025		 Accepting new patients
Geisinger Clinic Past Accepting new patients
Fayette Physician Network Inc Past Accepting new patients

Locations

100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822

500 University Dr
#410
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone (717) 531-1159

500 University Dr
#A410
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone (717) 531-8131

200 Lothrop St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone (412) 647-3553

500 W Berkeley St
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone (724) 430-5000

201 Mary Higginson Ln
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone (724) 430-5940

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Physician Assistant 363A00000X MA062077 PA Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822-9800

Mailing address

100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822-4903
Phone (570) 271-6389

Other names

  • Melissa Ann Rickens Other name

Electronic endpoints

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address melissa.a.rickens@upmcdirect.com UPMC

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API JSON format, last updated by the provider on Jan 26, 2026.

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        "certification_date": "2026-01-26",
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}

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