Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Chula Vista, CA
Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1508370875, issued on Nov 25, 2017. Check the license (California 95008069, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Braytenbah
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 95008069 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 416 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Phone
- (619) 427-1144
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2026
- Fax
- (619) 427-1185
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171221001010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Braytenbah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95008069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,230 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate184 claims
- Velphoro77 claims
- Nifedipine Er54 claims
- Lokelma53 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $197.34
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Balboa Nephrology Medical Group IncFountain Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Braytenbah among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael CorbinChula Vista, CA 919101851962401
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- Kim Carolyn Huynh, NPChula Vista, CA 919101700232592
- VI JeboChula Vista, CA 919101750753570
Common questions
What is Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C's NPI number?
Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508370875, issued on Nov 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 416 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 427-1144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95008069, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Braytenbah, NP-C had 1,230 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.