NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Cardona

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Providence, RI

Melissa Cardona is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1699339721, issued on Apr 24, 2019. Check the license (Rhode Island APRN02040, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699339721
Name
Melissa Cardona
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License numbers
APRN02040 RI
02040 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
164 Summit Ave FL 2, Providence, RI 02906
Phone
(401) 793-4636
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190524001539); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Melissa Cardona in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
    Search for license APRN02040
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Find the Rhode Island license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Cardona31
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lifespan Physician Group IncProvidence, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Cardona among 124 acute care nurse practitioner records in Rhode Island

Melissa Cardona is one of 124 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 76% 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 · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Rhode Island

There are 124 acute care nurse practitioner records in Rhode Island.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley Arnold, APRN,CNPProvidence, RI 029061619490398
  2. Kristin Beauregard, RNPProvidence, RI 029061225429004
  3. Keith Castilloveitia, APRN ACNPC-AGProvidence, RI 029061285407676
  4. Linda Colvin, ACRNPProvidence, RI 029061477931913
  5. Sherry Demacedo, RN-BC,ACNPC-AG,OCNProvidence, RI 029061043752538
  6. Jennifer FortesProvidence, RI 029061669143970
  7. Heidi JimenezProvidence, RI 029061356847172
  8. Kathryn O'Keefe, AGACNP-BCProvidence, RI 029061437928827

Common questions

What is Melissa Cardona's NPI number?

Melissa Cardona's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699339721, issued on Apr 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Cardona located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 164 Summit Ave FL 2, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 793-4636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Cardona's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number APRN02040, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Cardona prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Cardona had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.