Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1316592512, issued on Aug 5, 2019. Check the license (Texas AP142578, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Celestino Rivera
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- AP142578 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7838 Long Point RD, Houston, TX 77055
- Phone
- (888) 478-8432
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2026
- Fax
- (346) 800-7049
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191220000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Celestino Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP142578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,619 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl214 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl135 claims
- Gabapentin115 claims
- Topiramate87 claims
- Clozapine81 claims
- Olanzapine72 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: $7,524.59
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Suvida Healthcare NphoDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Celestino Rivera among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas
Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 30% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 18% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas
There are 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Lee, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCHouston, TX 770551871927574
- Chizomam AguwaHouston, TX 770541154021996
- Charlotte Amorin, APRN-FNPHouston, TX 770561700078169
- Nneoma ChiekeHouston, TX 770541538988084
- Linda Coleman, PMHNPHouston, TX 770561386338481
- Elizabeth Emeri, PMHNP-BCHouston, TX 770561649897174
- Chijioke Ezeana, PMHNPHouston, TX 770541780485086
- Paula Garfias, PMHNP-BCHouston, TX 770541245053545
Common questions
What is Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316592512, issued on Aug 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7838 Long Point RD, Houston, TX, 77055. Phone: (888) 478-8432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP142578, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Celestino Rivera, PMHNP-BC had 1,619 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.