Melissa Nishawala, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Melissa Nishawala, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1780671685, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (New York 229660, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Nishawala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 229660 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 263-7419
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050723000139); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Nishawala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 229660Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluoxetine Hcl23 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl14 claims
- Sertraline Hcl12 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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 Nishawala among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Melissa Nishawala, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,604 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New York
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Common questions
What is Melissa Nishawala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Nishawala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780671685, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Nishawala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 263-7419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Nishawala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 229660, 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 Nishawala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Nishawala, M.D. had 83 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.