Melinda P. Garrett, PA-C
NPI 1134101942ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Paducah, KY
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Wellsprings Institute, PLLC, practicing in Paducah, Kentucky. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $484,054 for 778 claims, against $153,499 paid for services in 2024. Janssen Biotech, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,147 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Baptist Health Paducah and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1134101942 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 23, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA465 | KY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 814 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,499 across 47 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $153,499 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 778 · 811 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 429 |
| Total drug cost | $484,054 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Wellsprings Institute, PLLCPaducah, KY · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY
- Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,147 · 60 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$865.53 · 45 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $325.62 | 19 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $234.88 | 11 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $164.86 | 9 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $136.00 | 5 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $81.87 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,078 · 59 payments
- Education$68.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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