Melissa Lenore Shelley, PA
NPI 1548274764ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Reno, NV
Physician Assistant, Medical (PA) with Challapalli Cardiology PC, practicing in Reno, Nevada. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $174,764 for 909 claims, against $25,819 paid for services in 2024. Biosense Webster, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $988.87 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1548274764 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 27, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 11, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | PA1055 | NV |
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 (NV) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 230 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 456 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,819 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 909 · 2,342 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 256 |
| Total drug cost | $174,764 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Challapalli Cardiology PCReno, NV · 8 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City, NV
- Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola, CA
- Renown Regional Medical CenterReno, NV
- Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno, NV
- Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$988.87 · 41 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$2,086 · 62 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $200.93 | 4 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $182.10 | 9 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $112.12 | 5 |
| Biotronik Inc. | $72.02 | 4 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | $70.73 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$988.87 · 41 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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