Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Westminster, MD
Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Westminster, Maryland, and NPI 1740893650, issued on Aug 29, 2020. Check the license (Maryland R192359, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Josanne Richards
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- R192359 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 844 Washington RD Ste 207, Westminster, MD 21157
- Phone
- (410) 751-7246
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Josanne Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R192359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
2,603 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 1,699 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl669 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen220 claims
- Gabapentin207 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen188 claims
- Tramadol Hcl151 claims
- Pregabalin120 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): 76.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $48.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Melissa Josanne Richards among 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP is one of 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 39% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 19% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Westminster
They are 27 of the 1,327 NPPES records with a practice address in Westminster, and 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
All 2,373 in Maryland → Every provider in Westminster → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Barmoy, CRNP-PMHWestminster, MD 211571477105161
- Dionne Brown, CRNPWestminster, MD 211571831698554
- Janna Cleary, CRNP-PMHWestminster, MD 211571982039301
- Agnes Heyl, CRNP-PMHWestminster, MD 211571174540918
- Faye Koerner, CRNPWestminster, MD 211571003955774
- Chikaodi Mba, DNP, PMHNP-BC, MS,Westminster, MD 211571023349354
- Jeanette Mitchell, NURSE PRACTITIONERWestminster, MD 211571659597185
- Juliet Nwokedi, PMHNP-BCWestminster, MD 211571003329541
Common questions
What is Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740893650, issued on Aug 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 844 Washington RD Ste 207, Westminster, MD, 21157. Phone: (410) 751-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R192359, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP had 2,603 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Josanne Richards, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.4 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.