NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Hackensack, NJ

Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1649439993, issued on Jun 3, 2008. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00158800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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
1649439993
Name
Melissa Faith Baker
Credential
APN-BC
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
26NJ00158800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
92 2ND St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone
(201) 996-5900
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(551) 996-0575
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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  5. Coleen Bejot, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1790277424
  6. Elissa Berkowitz, APNNurse Practitioner1467806273

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,576 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Baker1,576
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Valacyclovir199 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim86 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium56 claims
  4. Gabapentin46 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium44 claims
  6. Atovaquone43 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: $146.35

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Baker$146.35
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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

Melissa Faith Baker among 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey

Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC is one of 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 27% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

92 adult health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hackensack

They are 92 of the 2,908 NPPES records with a practice address in Hackensack, and 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabth Bilotti, APN-BCHackensack, NJ 076011013056209
  2. Marieta Branis, RN, APN-CHackensack, NJ 076011285849885
  3. Diane Daniello, N.P.Hackensack, NJ 076011841404928
  4. Elizbeth Engel-Riggi, APN,BHackensack, NJ 076011700926201
  5. Barbara Hall, APNHackensack, NJ 076011609081884
  6. Michele Jackson Newman, N.P.Hackensack, NJ 076011134288202
  7. Jo Ann Kunzweiler-Simon, MSN APN-CHackensack, NJ 076011629282199
  8. Suzanne Marcellaro, APNHackensack, NJ 076011063458883

Common questions

What is Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC's NPI number?

Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649439993, issued on Jun 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 92 2ND St, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (201) 996-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00158800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Faith Baker, APN-BC had 1,576 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.