Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Totowa, NJ
Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Totowa, New Jersey, and NPI 1811586910, issued on Jan 13, 2021. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ01125300, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Tupino Brendia
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 26NJ01125300 NJ
APN.0996172-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Minnisink RD, Totowa, NJ 07512
- Phone
- (551) 996-2442
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2025
- Fax
- (201) 343-1045
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250211003224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 225 Minnisink RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephen Dunay, MD, MHSInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1336487834
- Shaan Kataria, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1609294156
Verify Melanie Tupino Brendia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ01125300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
673 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
- Nifedipine Er22 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Losartan Potassium20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $31.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was TriSalus Life Sciences, 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
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCTotowa, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN's NPI number?
Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811586910, issued on Jan 13, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Minnisink RD, Totowa, NJ, 07512. Phone: (551) 996-2442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ01125300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN had 673 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Tupino Brendia, APN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.