NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Lowell, MA

Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P. is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lowell, Massachusetts, and NPI 1982014676, issued on May 2, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 269273, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts 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
1982014676
Name
Melissa Lynn Cullingford
Credential
N.P.
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
269273 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
295 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
Phone
(978) 937-6000
Enumerated
May 2, 2014
Record last updated
May 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140707001663); 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.
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Also registered at 295 Varnum Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rachelle Aaron, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1407355878
  2. Scott Abel, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1124020201
  3. Stella Abhyankar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487697736
  4. Donald Agostinelli, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1144296450
  5. Muneer Ahmad, MDHospitalist Physician1902151301
  6. Jokha Ahmed, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1306369749

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  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
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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

615 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Cullingford615
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis38 claims
  2. Gabapentin36 claims
  3. Acyclovir30 claims
  4. Hydroxyurea29 claims
  5. Lorazepam29 claims
  6. Tagrisso25 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: $54.28

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Cullingford$54.28
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Lgh Medical Group, Inc.Lowell, MA

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

Melissa Lynn Cullingford among 598 acute care nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts

Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P. is one of 598 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2016 among the 341 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 46% 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

There are 598 acute care nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.

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

  1. Alexis CasimirLowell, MA 018541083221659
  2. Catherine Scott, NPLowell, MA 018541407730260
  3. Pascaline Kum, NPLowell, MA 018501376422451
  4. Laurice Canning, ACNP-BCNorth Andover, MA 018451639450141
  5. Jill Francisco, NPNorth Andover, MA 018451851726970
  6. Roula Johnstone, ACNP-BCN Chelmsford, MA 018631598907271
  7. Zacharia Matar, AGACNP-BCLawrence, MA 018411740988328
  8. Virginia Cashman, APRNBradford, MA 018351346658093

Common questions

What is Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P.'s NPI number?

Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982014676, issued on May 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 295 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854. Phone: (978) 937-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 269273, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Lynn Cullingford, N.P. had 615 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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.