Melissa Free
Psychiatry Physician · Hershey, PA
Melissa Free is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1083233464, issued on Apr 15, 2020. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Free
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 82512 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 623-0833
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240627000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Free in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
816 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl64 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl57 claims
- Trazodone Hcl56 claims
- Buspirone Hcl49 claims
- Bupropion Xl46 claims
- Lamotrigine45 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHarrisburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Free among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Melissa Free is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 47 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Free's NPI number?
Melissa Free's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083233464, issued on Apr 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Free located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 623-0833. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Free's license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Free prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Free had 816 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.