Melissa Edwards, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Irvine, CA
Melissa Edwards, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1598252173, issued on Apr 18, 2018. Check the license (California 95008914, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Edwards
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 95008914 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17782 Cowan Ste A, Irvine, CA 92614
- Phone
- (949) 722-7118
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17782 Cowan Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Edwards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95008914Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $118.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Melissa Edwards among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Melissa Edwards, NP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 30% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
82 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Irvine
They are 82 of the 7,778 NPPES records with a practice address in Irvine, and 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Edwards, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Edwards, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598252173, issued on Apr 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Edwards, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17782 Cowan Ste A, Irvine, CA, 92614. Phone: (949) 722-7118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Edwards, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95008914, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Edwards, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Edwards, NP had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.