Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Sun City, AZ
Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sun City, Arizona, and NPI 1982103586, issued on Feb 8, 2018. Check the license (Arizona AP11300, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa M. Cardenas
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- AP11300 AZ
RN145115 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10515 W Santa FE Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351
- Phone
- (623) 832-6530
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2024
- Fax
- (623) 832-6504
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181017000837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa M. Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license AP11300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
864 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl225 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate140 claims
- Memantine Hcl129 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate64 claims
- Rivastigmine64 claims
- Mirtazapine43 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $80.39
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acorda Therapeutics, 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 one group practice
- Banner Alzheimers InstitutePhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa M. Cardenas among 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C is one of 5,933 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2018, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 48% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2019 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sun City
They are 50 of the 813 NPPES records with a practice address in Sun City, and 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982103586, issued on Feb 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10515 W Santa FE Dr, Sun City, AZ, 85351. Phone: (623) 832-6530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number AP11300, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C had 864 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa M. Cardenas, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.