Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melissa Dodson, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Long Beach, CA

Melissa Dodson, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1306204698, issued on Feb 2, 2016. Check the license (California 95002906, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1306204698
Name
Melissa Dodson
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
95002906 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3747 Worsham Ave Ste 100, Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone
(562) 430-4513
Enumerated
Feb 2, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3747 Worsham Ave Ste 100

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

  1. Janet Cheng, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164068714
  2. Mahsa Matloobi, M.D.Neurology Physician1609101211
  3. Rebecca Rodgers, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932875291
  4. George Wang, M.D.Neurology Physician1124344767

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,857 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 623 among the 12,256 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Dodson1,857
  2. Specialty average623

Most prescribed

  1. Memantine Hcl168 claims
  2. Gabapentin128 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate124 claims
  4. Donepezil Hcl118 claims
  5. Levetiracetam92 claims
  6. Carbidopa-Levodopa76 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: $2,671.54

65 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 10,240 providers of this specialty with any payment received $630.57 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Dodson$2,671.54
  2. Specialty average$630.57

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 1,703 acute care nurse practitioner records in California.

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  2. Naima Abdirahman, NPLong Beach, CA1215640560
  3. Jenna Abeloe, NPVentura, CA1679090393
  4. Rhonald AbitonaSan Francisco, CA1164993473
  5. Tara Abrams, NPLos Angeles, CA1114536679
  6. Andrea Abramson, RN, CNS, NPRancho Mirage, CA1548187784
  7. Christopher Acebedo, NPSan Francisco, CA1104085109
  8. Veronica Acevedo, ACNP-BCLos Angeles, CA1588214795
  9. Mary Alice Ackerman, NP-CBeverly Hills, CA1861851958
  10. Margarita Acosta, RN, AGACNPSylmar, CA1609202415

Common questions

What is Melissa Dodson, NP's NPI number?

Melissa Dodson, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306204698, issued on Feb 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Dodson, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3747 Worsham Ave Ste 100, Long Beach, CA, 90808. Phone: (562) 430-4513. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Dodson, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95002906, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Dodson, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Dodson, NP had 1,857 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 623. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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 Aug 27, 2026.