Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · New York, NY
Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1649816125, issued on Nov 20, 2019. Check the license (New York 345268, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Simmons
- Credential
- DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 345268 NY
2019052381 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2116 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10026
- Phone
- (212) 882-1154
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200327000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2116 Frederick Douglass Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Natasha Edwards, M.A. LMHCMental Health Counselor1497064414
Verify Melinda Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 345268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
387 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
- Mirtazapine11 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: $45.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Fresh Meadows Physician Practice PLLCBrooklyn, NY
- Peyman Younesi MD PLLCBronx, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Simmons among 14,805 family nurse practitioner records in New York
Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC is one of 14,805 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 7,239 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 363LF0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,365 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in New York
They are 2,365 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 14,805 family nurse practitioner records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649816125, issued on Nov 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2116 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY, 10026. Phone: (212) 882-1154. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 345268, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Simmons, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 51 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.