Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Hackensack, NJ
Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1699988501, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00160700, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Buddha
- Credential
- WHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
- License numbers
- 26NJ00160700 NJ
F420736-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 58 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Phone
- (201) 489-2255
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 489-4799
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090115000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 58 Summit Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa A. Buddha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00160700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alendronate Sodium17 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $140.02
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 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
- Valley Physician Services PCHoboken, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Buddha among 281 women's health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP is one of 281 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 12% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2019 among the 127 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in New Jersey
There are 281 women's health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
All 281 in New Jersey → Every provider in Hackensack → Women's Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessica Androsiglio, APNHackensack, NJ 076011831642024
- Kathleen Fagan, DNSC, RN, BC, APNHackensack, NJ 076011386974517
- Jessica MierzejewskiHackensack, NJ 076011326927047
- Angela CorporanBergenfield, NJ 076211548096696
- Clarissa Fay, APN,CEmerson, NJ 076301700051091
- Christina Warner, N.P.Emerson, NJ 076301023397650
- Samantha Anderson, NPEnglewood, NJ 076311649776709
- Leilani Feliciano, APN, WHNP-BCEnglewood, NJ 076311972653392
Common questions
What is Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP's NPI number?
Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699988501, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 58 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (201) 489-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00160700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa A. Buddha, WHNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.