NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Germantown, MD

Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Germantown, Maryland, and NPI 1851530703, issued on Feb 17, 2009. Check the license (Maryland R195287, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851530703
Name
Melanie Lynn Sparks
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
R195287 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20410 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
Phone
(301) 400-1121
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20410 Observation Dr

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

  1. Keshia AlfredClinical Social Worker1518673748
  2. Brenna Anderson, MS, BCBABehavior Analyst1265106603
  3. Walter Basen, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1437120102
  4. Renu Berry, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1356312201
  5. Alan Bobb, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1669443321
  6. Bruce Bortnick, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1740251271

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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melanie Sparks79
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel32 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: $26.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Sparks$26.64
  2. Specialty average$647.94

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melanie Lynn Sparks among 755 acute care nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP is one of 755 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2009, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 18% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Maryland

There are 755 acute care nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valarie Harbaugh, CRNPGermantown, MD 208761881844595
  2. Jennifer Manjo, N.P.Germantown, MD 208761033534102
  3. Mihae Shin- Diep, CRNPGermantown, MD 208761609042571
  4. Cheryl Spritzer, RN, MS, CRNPGermantown, MD 208761760428239
  5. Marybeth Stockman, CRNPGermantown, MD 208741518500123
  6. Jennifer KrizmanClarksburg, MD 208711740053685
  7. Joanne Johnson, NURSE PRACTITIONERBurtonsville, MD 208661467851832
  8. Caroline Bodner, ACNPBethesda, MD 208891063548477

Common questions

What is Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP's NPI number?

Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851530703, issued on Feb 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20410 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD, 20876. Phone: (301) 400-1121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R195287, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Lynn Sparks, CRNP had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.