Melissa Karaffa, APN
Clinical Nurse Specialist · Centralia, IL
Melissa Karaffa, APN is a clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Centralia, Illinois, and NPI 1356629612, issued on Aug 3, 2011. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Karaffa
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Nurse Specialist 364S00000X
- Practice location
- 444 N Pleasant Ave, Centralia, IL 62801
- Phone
- (618) 436-5665
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 444 N Pleasant Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Keith Johnson, LCPCProfessional Counselor1932208030
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- Sharon Reed, LCPCProfessional Counselor1285733386
- David Rugowski, LCPCProfessional Counselor1356449284
Verify Melissa Karaffa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
13.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average clinical nurse specialist in 2024
13,440 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,012 among the 392 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl1,088 claims
- Risperidone938 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate630 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl578 claims
- Trazodone Hcl563 claims
- Buspirone Hcl503 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: $40.08
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 465 providers of this specialty with any payment received $799.97 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Physician Services Corporation OF Southern Illinois IncCentralia, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Illinois
There are 137 clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Karaffa, APN's NPI number?
Melissa Karaffa, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356629612, issued on Aug 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Karaffa, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 444 N Pleasant Ave, Centralia, IL, 62801. Phone: (618) 436-5665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Karaffa, APN's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Karaffa, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Karaffa, APN had 13,440 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,012. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.