Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Yakima, WA
Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1093364242, issued on Sep 10, 2019. Check the license (Washington AP61020527, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Helgeson
- Credential
- PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- AP61020527 WA
62642 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1806 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
- Phone
- (509) 452-4520
- Enumerated
- Sep 10, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 452-5224
- Medicaid ID
- 2147099 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220509000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa A. Helgeson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP61020527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
394 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prazosin Hcl55 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er35 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl31 claims
- Clonazepam27 claims
- Trazodone Hcl26 claims
- Bupropion Xl17 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: $101.26
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cowlitz Indian TribeLongview, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Helgeson among 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Washington
Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP is one of 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2020 among the 904 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 28% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Yakima
They are 44 of the 3,970 NPPES records with a practice address in Yakima, and 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Washington.
All 1,875 in Washington → Every provider in Yakima → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jodi Buffington, ARNPYakima, WA 989021023221363
- Christlaen Cady, NPYakima, WA 989021275776130
- Jennifer Davis, ARNPYakima, WA 989021255531661
- Karen Diana, APRNYakima, WA 989021952474108
- Barbara Hall, NPYakima, WA 989021831269190
- Janet Ness, ARNPYakima, WA 989021194817700
- Barbara Norman, PMHNP-BCYakima, WA 989021043422611
- Auren O'Connell, DNP, ARNPYakima, WA 989021194039834
Common questions
What is Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP's NPI number?
Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093364242, issued on Sep 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1806 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 452-4520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP61020527, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Helgeson, PMHNP had 394 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; 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.