Active NPI 1962929075 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Melissa Kaminski Ashton , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Gettysburg, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Melissa Ashton, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Gettysburg, PA. With approximately 9 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2017, Melissa Ashton delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 524 S WASHINGTON ST.

Melissa Ashton is affiliated with Gettysburg Family Practice Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit, annual depression screening, 5 to. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

524 S Washington St

Gettysburg, PA 173252594

Telephone 7173342183

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Gettysburg Family Practice Inc Facility NPI 1194727180

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2017

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Gettysburg, PA

Experienced Practitioner (5-10 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

9 Yrs -1.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 10.5 Yrs

State Avg: 11.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

15 Specialists

Practicing in Gettysburg, PA (8068 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

20.0% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

29.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ashton (9 Years) 9 Yrs

Gettysburg Specialty Average (10.5 Years) 10.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	303	208	$142.57	$103.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	87	75	$100.44	$73.00
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	52	52	$164.00	$102.07
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	50	50	$21.72	$14.97
G0136 Administration of a standardized, evidence-based social determinants of health risk assessment tool, 5-15 minutes	39	39	$20.00	$15.11
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	36	35	$65.00	$50.28
81003 Automated urinalysis test	30	25	$7.00	$2.20
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	23	$199.41	$145.23
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	26	26	$40.00	$30.77
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	24	24	$105.00	$81.82
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	16	16	$64.00	$11.34
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose	16	16	$49.38	$41.03
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	14	14	$309.43	$223.74
87502 Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus	14	14	$112.86	$93.88
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	13	13	$99.00	$66.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	454	247	$124.00	$105.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	122	99	$85.00	$73.93
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	57	53	$65.00	$50.28
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	50	50	$164.00	$104.45
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	49	49	$20.00	$15.08
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	38	25	$167.00	$147.70
81003 Automated urinalysis test	31	29	$7.00	$2.13
87502 Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus	24	23	$100.00	$93.88
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	21	20	$64.00	$11.67
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	19	19	$99.00	$68.50
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	16	16	$38.31	$29.45
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	15	15	$302.00	$227.37
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	11	11	$85.00	$75.81
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose	11	11	$45.00	$39.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	260	184	$124.00	$106.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	125	100	$85.00	$75.39
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	60	54	$65.00	$50.91
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	26	26	$164.00	$109.17
87502 Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus	24	22	$100.00	$94.84
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	21	21	$20.00	$15.24
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	20	17	$302.00	$232.21
81003 Automated urinalysis test	16	15	$7.00	$2.23
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	16	$167.00	$150.67
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	14	12	$62.00	$39.64
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	11	11	$64.00	$11.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	270	185	$124.00	$108.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	245	188	$85.00	$75.30
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	239	118	$6.00	$3.00
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	150	100	$48.00	$10.56
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	131	91	$32.00	$7.77
83721 Ldl cholesterol level	60	45	$32.00	$10.50
81003 Automated urinalysis test	53	43	$7.00	$2.25
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	49	37	$46.00	$16.80
87635 Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen	49	48	$65.00	$51.31
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	40	39	$54.00	$13.39
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	36	26	$27.00	$9.71
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	35	35	$164.00	$111.48
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	32	29	$167.00	$152.41
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	27	16	$25.00	$9.02
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	26	25	$302.00	$231.24
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	25	21	$60.00	$29.60
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	23	22	$64.00	$12.39
84478 Triglycerides level	23	23	$16.00	$5.74
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	22	11	$36.00	$11.83
90682 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from recombinant dna	21	21	$71.00	$65.26
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	21	21	$29.00	$16.40
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	20	14	$37.00	$8.46
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	13	11	$62.00	$40.08
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	12	12	$54.00	$19.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	292	207	$84.00	$60.21
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	198	117	$6.00	$2.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	171	131	$123.00	$89.93
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	140	106	$48.00	$10.50
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	122	99	$32.00	$7.72
83721 Ldl cholesterol level	65	51	$32.00	$10.45
81003 Automated urinalysis test	52	41	$7.00	$2.23
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	47	31	$46.00	$16.73
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	37	30	$27.00	$9.66
84478 Triglycerides level	34	31	$16.00	$5.72
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	34	33	$54.00	$13.32
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	30	30	$139.00	$97.17
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	30	15	$25.00	$8.97
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	25	$167.00	$122.78
82306 Vitamin d-3 level	25	23	$60.00	$29.53
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	20	$62.00	$30.82
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	20	20	$64.00	$14.18
94640 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	19	14	$30.00	$14.38
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	16	15	$302.00	$196.03
G0103 Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)	13	13	$54.00	$19.22
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	13	13	$29.00	$16.28
85027 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test	13	11	$32.00	$6.43
90682 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from recombinant dna	13	13	$70.00	$60.98
85007 Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count	13	11	$32.00	$3.78
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	12	12	$16.00	$5.75
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury	12	12	$16.00	$5.16
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	11	11	$20.00	$14.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	330	239	$86.07	$61.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	194	163	$134.73	$89.42
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	114	77	$6.00	$2.94
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	79	59	$48.00	$11.51
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	66	54	$32.00	$8.46
81003 Automated urinalysis test	56	47	$6.86	$2.44
J7613 Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg	37	18	$3.00	$0.04
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	36	36	$139.00	$95.33
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	28	28	$99.00	$70.62
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	26	25	$62.31	$13.95
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	25	25	$29.00	$15.95
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	24	18	$46.00	$18.30
90682 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from recombinant dna	24	24	$63.00	$54.89
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	24	12	$44.00	$16.22
83721 Ldl cholesterol level	22	19	$32.00	$10.39
94640 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	22	18	$30.00	$14.42
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	20	18	$302.00	$190.42
G0328 Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous	18	18	$30.00	$17.69
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	16	14	$27.00	$10.57
85652 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated	13	12	$8.00	$2.94
84550 Uric acid level, blood	13	12	$12.00	$4.92
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	13	13	$54.00	$14.58
83735 Magnesium level	12	12	$19.00	$7.29
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	12	12	$167.00	$120.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	135	129	$218.64	$88.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	122	115	$147.71	$60.34
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	50	24	$32.00	$16.22
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	31	31	$7.00	$3.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$219.00	$89.36
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	15	15	$35.47	$13.91
69209 Removal of impacted ear wax by washing	13	12	$25.00	$13.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	28	$148.00	$59.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$219.00	$88.11

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-11-07

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC 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

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Highmark

ZAR113429480001 (PA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Gettysburg Family Practice Inc

524 S Washington St, Gettysburg, PA 173252594

Phone: 7173342183227

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

7 Associated Practitioners

Tracey Long , CRNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1013545656

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Douglas Eyer , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1194726653

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Kristi Allen , CRNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1265948558

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Paul Quesenberry , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1326043761

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jennifer Roth , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1376543496

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Louisa Rahner , DO

Family Medicine

NPI 1629561535

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location November 07, 2022

Registered at 524 S WASHINGTON ST, GETTYSBURG, PA 173252594 (Tel: 7173342183)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 07, 2022

Registered at 8860 ORCHARD RD, SPRING GROVE, PA 173628848 (Tel: 7174765202)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 07, 2022

Recorded as MELISSA ASHTON, PA-C

✅

NPI Profile Active August 29, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 29, 2017

Registered at 5615 YORK RD, NEW OXFORD, PA 173509553 (Tel: 7176241337)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 29, 2017

Registered at 162 NORTHVIEW DR, HANOVER, PA 173319289 (Tel: 7174765202)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 29, 2017

Recorded as MELISSA KAMINSKI, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 29, 2017

Physician Assistant

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 29, 2017

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1962929075

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 29, 2017

Last Update: November 07, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

8860 Orchard Rd

Spring Grove, PA 173628848

Phone: 7174765202

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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