Melissa Mercedes Rice, PA-C

  • Bonita Springs, FL
  • Physician assistant
NPI1245824176PAC ID7911313457
Part D claims, 2024
197
Industry payments
$235
Affiliated sites
2
Medical group
1
State license
1
Practice address
26201 S Tamiami Trl, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Practice phone
Call (239) 498-0558
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center

Physical Therapy Clinic · Bonita Springs, Florida

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Melissa Mercedes Rice is a physician assistant in Bonita Springs, Florida

Melissa Rice practices at Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Melissa Rice's NPI, 1245824176, was assigned on February 22, 2021. Melissa Rice holds Florida license PA9114072.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7911313457
NPI enumeration date
February 22, 2021
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(239) 498-0558
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
32
Medical school graduation
2020

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Melissa Mercedes Rice practices at Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center in Bonita Springs, Florida

Melissa Rice's primary practice is Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center, at 26201 S Tamiami Trl, Bonita Springs, FL 34134. The practice phone is (239) 498-0558.

  • Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center
    26201 S Tamiami Trl, Bonita Springs, FL 34134Phone(239) 498-0558

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Melissa Mercedes Rice is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Melissa Rice's primary practice is Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center in Bonita Springs, Florida. The medical group on file is Mentus Health. Dmand AI also links Melissa Rice to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy CenterPhysical Therapy Clinic · Bonita Springs, FloridaPrimary
Mentus HealthBehavioral and mental health group, Fort Myers, FL1 group practice or clinicName with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Melissa Mercedes Rice's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Melissa Rice practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Melissa Mercedes Rice is one of 7,899 physician assistants in Florida

Physician assistant is Melissa Rice's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Melissa Rice is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, FloridaPrimaryLicense PA9114072 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

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7,899physician assistants in Florida
3physician assistants in Bonita Springs

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Melissa Mercedes Rice's patients have a median age of 49

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Melissa Rice's median patient age at 49, with 74% women.

Melissa Rice's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 49

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women74%
  • Men26%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Melissa Mercedes Rice wrote 197 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Melissa Rice wrote 197 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 64 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $798 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024197
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$798
Part D patients28

Melissa Rice's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic183 claims93%
  • Brand-name14 claims7%

Melissa Rice's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Melissa Rice's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over14%28 of 197 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Melissa Mercedes Rice takes part in Medicare

Melissa Rice accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Melissa Mercedes Rice received $235 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Melissa Rice from 3 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $144.

General payments to Melissa Rice by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Melissa Rice the most, 2024 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Melissa Mercedes Rice's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Melissa Mercedes Rice's NPI number?

Melissa Mercedes Rice's NPI number is 1245824176. It was assigned on February 22, 2021, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Melissa Mercedes Rice specialize in?

Melissa Mercedes Rice is a physician assistant in Bonita Springs, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Melissa Mercedes Rice practice?

Melissa Rice practices at 26201 S Tamiami Trl, Bonita Springs, FL 34134. Melissa Rice's primary practice is Bonita Springs Sports & Physical Therapy Center in Bonita Springs, Florida. Dmand AI also links Melissa Rice to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Melissa Mercedes Rice's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Melissa Rice is (239) 498-0558.

What is Melissa Mercedes Rice's medical license number?

Melissa Rice holds Florida license PA9114072.

What medical group is Melissa Mercedes Rice part of?

Melissa Rice is linked to Mentus Health.

Does Melissa Mercedes Rice accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Melissa Rice as accepting Medicare assignment.

What drugs does Melissa Mercedes Rice prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Melissa Rice's most prescribed drugs by claims were Alprazolam, Clonazepam and Bupropion XL.

Has Melissa Mercedes Rice received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $235 in general payments to Melissa Rice from 3 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

How long has Melissa Mercedes Rice been practicing?

Melissa Rice graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.

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