Mary Melissa Hands
Family Nurse Practitioner · Phoenix, AZ
Mary Melissa Hands is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1972587244, issued on Dec 1, 2005. Check the license (Arizona AP1010, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mary Melissa Hands
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP1010 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3202 E. Greenway RD., Phoenix, AZ 85032
- Phone
- (602) 482-2282
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 482-2909
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mary Melissa Hands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license AP1010Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Gabapentin27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Mary Melissa Hands among 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Mary Melissa Hands is one of 5,933 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,242 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 1,242 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Mary Melissa Hands's NPI number?
Mary Melissa Hands's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972587244, issued on Dec 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mary Melissa Hands located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3202 E. Greenway RD., Phoenix, AZ, 85032. Phone: (602) 482-2282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mary Melissa Hands's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number AP1010, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mary Melissa Hands prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mary Melissa Hands had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.