Melissa Clay, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Santa Cruz, CA
Melissa Clay, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1881894236, issued on Jul 24, 2007. Check the license (California NP16766, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Clay
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- NP16766 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 454-4170
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 454-4663
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090601000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 Emeline Ave
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Verify Melissa Clay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP16766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 92% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto17 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: $94.12
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Bradley B Hill MD A Professional CorporationCampbell, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Clay among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Melissa Clay, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cameo CulcasiSanta Cruz, CA 950601801192653
- James Darden, NPSanta Cruz, CA 950601841847183
- Naomi Legate, NPSanta Cruz, CA 950601679827174
- Helen Litwiler, NPSanta Cruz, CA 950601710082490
- Mary-Ann Molloy, RN, CNM, NP, MSSanta Cruz, CA 950601134332604
- Jennifer Moranda, FNPSanta Cruz, CA 950601750967915
- Devi Oneill, NPSanta Cruz, CA 950601225141567
- Natalie Pope, NPSanta Cruz, CA 950601356809412
Common questions
What is Melissa Clay, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Clay, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881894236, issued on Jul 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Clay, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 454-4170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Clay, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number NP16766, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Clay, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Clay, NP had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.