NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · East Providence, RI

Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in East Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1164970695, issued on Sep 13, 2016. Check the license (Rhode Island APRN 01455, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164970695
Name
Melissa E. Ings
Credential
ACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
APRN 01455 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI 02914
Phone
(800) 508-4908
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(401) 228-6236
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180312001280); 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 900 Warren Ave

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

  1. Priya Bansal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992811871
  2. Rajnish Bansal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417944190
  3. Suzanne Burns, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144217829
  4. Kathleen Donaghey, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528099165
  5. John Finigan, MDPediatrics Physician1912994443
  6. Matthew Franco, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013177369

Verify Melissa E. Ings in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
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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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

214 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Ings214
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl68 claims
  2. Celecoxib59 claims
  3. Enoxaparin Sodium23 claims
  4. Cefdinir12 claims
  5. Gabapentin11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sturdy Health IncAttleboro, MA

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

Melissa E. Ings among 124 acute care nurse practitioner records in Rhode Island

Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC is one of 124 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 76% 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 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 28% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 363LA2100X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Rhode Island

There are 124 acute care nurse practitioner records in Rhode Island.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Iannotti, AGACNP-BCEast Providence, RI 029141922557602
  2. Jessica Leblanc, RNPE Providence, RI 029141144606799
  3. Cheryl Prignano, ACNP-BCEast Providence, RI 029141336565696
  4. Tiffaney Cayton, AGACNP-BCRiverside, RI 029151487341160
  5. Jeffrey Chiv, FNPRiverside, RI 029151568862738
  6. Darlene Noret, MSN,ED.APRNNP-BCRiverside, RI 029151295117141
  7. Carla Quadros, NPRiverside, RI 029151417144908
  8. Samantha TurmenneRiverside, RI 029151881216893

Common questions

What is Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC's NPI number?

Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164970695, issued on Sep 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI, 02914. Phone: (800) 508-4908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number APRN 01455, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa E. Ings, ACNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.