NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Gardner, CNP

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse · East Boston, MA

Melissa Gardner, CNP is an addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse with a practice address in East Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1033652987, issued on Nov 27, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts RN2280655, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033652987
Name
Melissa Gardner
Credential
CNP
Primary taxonomy
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse 163WA0400X
License number
RN2280655 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
59 Meridian St, East Boston, MA 02128
Phone
(413) 584-2173
Enumerated
Nov 27, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170223002477); may accept Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse in 2024

1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 371 among the 9 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Gardner1,337
  2. Specialty average371

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate63 claims
  2. Gabapentin59 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl46 claims
  4. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine45 claims
  5. Hydroxyzine Hcl39 claims
  6. Clonidine Hcl37 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: $356.88

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 9 providers of this specialty with any payment received $142.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Gardner$356.88
  2. Specialty average$142.71

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

Melissa Gardner among 140 addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse records in Massachusetts

Melissa Gardner, CNP is one of 140 addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 1% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 16% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 163WA0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse providers in Massachusetts

There are 140 addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse records in Massachusetts.

The 8 addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saliha Abdal-Khabir, REGISTERED NURSEJamaica Plain, MA 021301154986784
  2. Jigssa BejigaBoston, MA 021301073452488
  3. Paolo Bidin, RNJamaica Plain, MA 021301144148461
  4. Halima DialloJamaica Plain, MA 021301184131211
  5. Susan HaunJamaica Plain, MA 021301831530989
  6. Benito Louis, RNJamaica Plain, MA 021301154261576
  7. Timothy McNally, RNBoston, MA 021301255271664
  8. Kimberly Watkins, BSNJamaica Plain, MA 021301841139482

Common questions

What is Melissa Gardner, CNP's NPI number?

Melissa Gardner, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033652987, issued on Nov 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Gardner, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 59 Meridian St, East Boston, MA, 02128. Phone: (413) 584-2173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Gardner, CNP's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number RN2280655, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Gardner, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Gardner, CNP had 1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among addiction (substance use disorder) registered nurse prescribers was 371. 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.