NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie A. Sears, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Richmond, VA

Melanie A. Sears, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1811290612, issued on Dec 16, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0001173788, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811290612
Name
Melanie A. Sears
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
0001173788 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298
Phone
(804) 628-6990
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(804) 628-6932
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110418000075); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1250 E Marshall St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph Niel AbapoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578376919
  2. Linda Abbey, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1366528028
  3. Adel Abdallah, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1386670354
  4. Troy AbernathyPediatrics Physician1508075078
  5. Michel Aboutanos, M.D.Surgery Physician1518040682
  6. Jennifer Accardo, MDPediatrics Physician1386709459

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $803.94

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Sears$803.94
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. Richmond Gastroenterology Associates, Inc.Henrico, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melanie A. Sears among 2,122 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Virginia

Melanie A. Sears, CRNA is one of 2,122 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Virginia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2014 among the 1,557 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

438 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Richmond

They are 438 of the 14,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 2,122 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Virginia.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Binnings, CRNARichmond, VA 232981821107780
  2. Scotty Bowie, CRNARichmond, VA 232981386754034
  3. John Brooks, CRNARichmond, VA 232981518077064
  4. Natalia Buffa, CRNARichmond, VA 232981407874456
  5. Michele Ferguson, CRNARichmond, VA 232981770502270
  6. Nichole Fogleman, CRNARichmond, VA 232981306840277
  7. Kristin Friedline, CRNARichmond, VA 232981184642795
  8. Todd Meyer, CRNARichmond, VA 232981881668127

Common questions

What is Melanie A. Sears, CRNA's NPI number?

Melanie A. Sears, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811290612, issued on Dec 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie A. Sears, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA, 23298. Phone: (804) 628-6990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie A. Sears, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0001173788, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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