Melissa Dest, APRN
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · West Haven, CT
Melissa Dest, APRN is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1578018776, issued on Aug 18, 2016. Check the license (Connecticut 6671, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Dest
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- 6671 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Cellini PL Ste 102, West Haven, CT 06516
- Phone
- (203) 932-6481
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2024
- Fax
- (203) 932-4051
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210126001847); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Dest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 6671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium58 claims
- Furosemide51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate41 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass38 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): 92.6 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).
Melissa Dest among 173 primary care nurse practitioner records in Connecticut
Melissa Dest, APRN is one of 173 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2016, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 31% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 363LP2300X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Connecticut
There are 173 primary care nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.
All 173 in Connecticut → Every provider in West Haven → Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Annie AugustineWest Haven, CT 065161992548259
- Mariah Baril-Dore, APRNWest Haven, CT 065161063031730
- Neeraja Kannan, NPWest Haven, CT 065161770191256
- Lila Khan, DNPWest Haven, CT 065161215773395
- Erick Mercado, APRN, RNWest Haven, CT 065161861367930
- Deborah Miles, APRN, BCWest Haven, CT 065161790884229
- Marissa Noto, APRNWest Haven, CT 065161245840784
- Katharine Straw, MSN, APRN, NP-CWest Haven, CT 065161174001309
Common questions
What is Melissa Dest, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa Dest, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578018776, issued on Aug 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Dest, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Cellini PL Ste 102, West Haven, CT, 06516. Phone: (203) 932-6481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Dest, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 6671, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Dest, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Dest, APRN had 1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Dest, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 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.