Melinda Brooks, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Las Cruces, NM
Melinda Brooks, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1164822490, issued on Aug 22, 2014. Check the license (New Mexico CNP-02452, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Brooks
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- CNP-02452 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2970 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Phone
- (575) 525-3531
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 525-3534
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150316001208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2970 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melinda Brooks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license CNP-02452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,310 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium376 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium288 claims
- Losartan Potassium216 claims
- Lisinopril177 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium166 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate146 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: $549.33
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Las Cruces Physician Practices, LLCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Brooks among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Melinda Brooks, NP-C is one of 1,642 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2014, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 31% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 39% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
146 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 146 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Brooks, NP-C's NPI number?
Melinda Brooks, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164822490, issued on Aug 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Brooks, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2970 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM, 88001. Phone: (575) 525-3531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Brooks, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number CNP-02452, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Brooks, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Brooks, NP-C had 5,310 Medicare Part D claims for 389 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.