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2026 NPPES data General Practice Registered Nurse NPI 1538194303 NP
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Melissa Caughey, NP

General Practice Registered Nurse in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,757 in General Practice Registered Nurse, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
45
Medicare Part D claims · 11 beneficiaries · General Practice Registered Nurse avg: 1K
MIPS score
97/100
▲ 14 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$42.17
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Melissa Caughey, NP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 45 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

97/100
MIPS score · +14 vs avg
45
Part D claims, 2024
$42.17
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥84th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Melissa Caughey, NP

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1538194303), first enumerated 07/11/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 45 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $42.17 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Massachusetts statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Melissa Caughey, NP's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: BORIM annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1538194303 · General Practice Registered Nurse

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1538194303
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 6K General Practice
  • MIPS-ELITE 97/100
  • RX-TRACE 45
  • BOOK-THIN 208 in Massachusetts
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arlyn Camacho, ARNP · ±0.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Melissa Caughey, NP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

97 ≥ 84th percentile 84% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Melissa Caughey, NP sits

This provider among general practice registered nurse peers

Across the 122 general practice registered nurse providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Melissa Caughey, NP writes more Part D claims than 7% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 84% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Melissa Caughey, NP, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 84
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one general practice registered nurse peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Melissa Caughey, NP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Melissa Caughey, NP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/11/2006

NPI 1538194303

Primary specialty

General Practice Registered Nurse

Mid-sized

5,757 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

45 97% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,350

MIPS final score

97/100 13.5 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How General Practice Registered Nurse compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers
Mental Health Counselor8.3%Clinical Social Worker7.7%Student in an Organized Heal…6.2%Behavior Technician5.3%Counselor4.3%Internal Medicine Physician3.6%General Practice Registered …0.1%
Largest specialties in Massachusetts (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Melissa Caughey, NP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the General Practice Registered Nurse national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
97/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%97%
MIPS final score (General Practice Registered Nurse) - 97/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

100 TER HEUN DR
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508) 548-5300

Provider Details

NPI 1538194303
Specialty General Practice Registered Nurse
Credentials NP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 07/11/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

97.0398
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
87.1783
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Melissa Caughey, NP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Physicians OF Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Melissa Caughey, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$42

Largest payer

PFIZER INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Melissa Caughey, NP. To verify Melissa Caughey, NP's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

45
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
11
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
67
Total Day Supply
1,823
Generic Drug Cost
$564

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.64
More General Practice Registered Nurse in MA → All providers in Massachusetts → Compare specialties →

General Practice Registered Nurse Overview

How Melissa Caughey, NP fits within the General Practice Registered Nurse landscape nationally.

5,757
General Practice Registered Nurse Providers in US
55
States with General Practice Registered Nurse
1,350
Avg Claims per Provider

Melissa Caughey, NP's 45 claims are below the specialty average of 1,350.

Nationwide General Practice Registered Nurse peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Caughey, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (97 here).

Arlyn Camacho 96.8 FL Carol Garwood 97.6 OH Debra Painter 97.6 IN Valerie Swingle 97.6 AZ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nichole Snow Spartanburg, SC Jaime Sifre Tacoma, WA Patricia Dunn Merritt Island, FL Trini Nguyen Garden Grove, CA

Nearby General Practice Registered Nurse Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Caughey.

One of 208 General Practice Registered Nurse providers enrolled in Massachusetts, 5 are shown here.

Irene Achu
RN
Lynn, MA
Michaela Aitken
CNP
Milford, MA
Nicole Alabre
Winchester, MA
Philomina Ankomah
RN
Lowell, MA
Rudie Anthes
RN
Boston, MA

Compare General Practice Registered Nurse nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Melissa Caughey, NP's specialty? ▼
Melissa Caughey, NP specializes in General Practice Registered Nurse and practices in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Credentials: NP.
How much does Melissa Caughey, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Melissa Caughey, NP wrote 45 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 11 beneficiaries.
What is Melissa Caughey, NP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Melissa Caughey, NP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 97/100 (Quality: 87.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Melissa Caughey, NP located? ▼
Melissa Caughey, NP is located at 100 TER HEUN DR, Falmouth, MA, 02540. Phone: (508) 548-5300.
What is Melissa Caughey, NP's NPI number? ▼
Melissa Caughey, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538194303, issued on 07/11/2006.
How many General Practice Registered Nurse providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 5,757 General Practice Registered Nurse providers across 55 states in the US. The average General Practice Registered Nurse provider writes 1,350 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Melissa Caughey, NP accept Medicare? ▼
Melissa Caughey, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 45 Part D claims and 11 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Melissa Caughey, NP's credentials? ▼
Melissa Caughey, NP's NPI is 1538194303 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.