Melinda Ann Rusnack
NPI 1720717663ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Smithfield, NC
Physician Assistant with North Carolina Mg LLC, practicing in Smithfield, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $217,084 for 536 claims, against $28,857 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,166 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Johnston Health and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1720717663 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 21, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 0010-12530 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 255 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 764 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $28,857 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 536 · 923 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 218 |
| Total drug cost | $217,084 |
| Generic share | 71% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- North Carolina Mg LLCRaleigh, NC · 751 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC
- Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC
- Unc Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,166 · 116 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$1,696 · 94 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $752.94 | 38 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $295.58 | 23 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $183.64 | 9 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $144.87 | 7 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $140.27 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,166 · 116 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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