NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa A. Headley, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY

Melissa A. Headley, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1023487964, issued on Sep 22, 2015. Check the license (New York 302042, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023487964
Name
Melissa A. Headley
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
302042 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
457 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Phone
(718) 963-7272
Enumerated
Sep 22, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
P99077 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200122002424); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 457 Knickerbocker Ave

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

  1. Maurice Bonilla, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1861091829
  2. Leonard Colluro, RPHPharmacist1528399631
  3. Gary Goffner, RPHPharmacist1306177407
  4. Gauhar Kanimetova, ODOptometrist1033604517
  5. Gursewak Singh, ODOptometrist1891476347

Verify Melissa A. Headley in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

100 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Headley100
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pregabalin14 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl13 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

  1. Physician Affiliate Group OF New York PCBronx, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa A. Headley among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Melissa A. Headley, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn

They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Darshani Butala, MDBrooklyn, NY 112371831192202
  2. Won Cho, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371871645648
  3. Howard Eichenstein, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371083679773
  4. Saphwat Eskaros, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371821078676
  5. Maria Fernando, MDBrooklyn, NY 112371093788580
  6. Peter Lo, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371326082983
  7. Dali Mardach, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371558349282
  8. Doreen Mensah, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112371437201472

Common questions

What is Melissa A. Headley, MD's NPI number?

Melissa A. Headley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023487964, issued on Sep 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa A. Headley, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 457 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11237. Phone: (718) 963-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa A. Headley, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 302042, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa A. Headley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa A. Headley, MD had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.