Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Rio Rancho, NM
Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and NPI 1922729466, issued on Sep 2, 2022. Check the license (New Mexico 69328, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Dawn Howard
- Credential
- DNP-FNP, MSN, RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 69328 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 365 Lisbon Ave SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505) 259-3320
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Dawn Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 69328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Melissa Dawn Howard among 73 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New Mexico
Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN is one of 73 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 81% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 73 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New Mexico.
All 73 in New Mexico → Every provider in Rio Rancho → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew ZimmermanRio Rancho, NM 871241992388953
- Marisa Terry, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871201114210085
- Christopher BurtonAlbuquerque, NM 871311508353525
- Wallace GladdenAlbuquerque, NM 871311689803827
- Jonathan KoehlerAlbuquerque, NM 871311073199873
- Martin Manansala, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311962936526
- Priscilla NjuaAlbuquerque, NM 871131114602646
- Maribel VenturaAlbuquerque, NM 871111346833555
Common questions
What is Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN's NPI number?
Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922729466, issued on Sep 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 365 Lisbon Ave SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124. Phone: (505) 259-3320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 69328, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Dawn Howard, DNP-FNP, MSN, RN had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.