NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Rivers-Richardson

Family Nurse Practitioner · Somerville, NJ

Melissa Rivers-Richardson is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Somerville, New Jersey, and NPI 1417095431, issued on Feb 2, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00046900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417095431
Name
Melissa Rivers-Richardson
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
26NJ00046900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
110 Rehill Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone
(908) 685-2900
Enumerated
Feb 2, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(908) 203-5964
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070716000013); 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 110 Rehill Ave

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

  1. Grace Abad, MSN RN, ANP-BCNurse Practitioner1710203450
  2. Mahreen AhmadPhysician Assistant1326523127
  3. Marium Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760924229
  4. Sadia Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225223464
  5. Laz Akachi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336836022
  6. Alla AlasmarPeer Specialist1356220107

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

156 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Rivers-Richardson156
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl11 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: $14.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Rivers-Richardson$14.57
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Rwjbh Primary Care ServicesSomerville, NJ

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

Melissa Rivers-Richardson among 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey

Melissa Rivers-Richardson is one of 3,881 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 5% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2019 among the 2,262 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Somerville

They are 16 of the 693 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerville, and 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daisy Cardoso, FNP-BCSomerville, NJ 088761427350503
  2. Maria Socorro De Maio, RN, MSN-FNPSomerville, NJ 088761609399278
  3. Maria Federico, NPSomerville, NJ 088761730251141
  4. Martha KellySomerville, NJ 088761306017066
  5. Seungyeon Lee, NPBranchburg, NJ 088761265048359
  6. Elizabeth McDowell, APNSomerville, NJ 088761427654607
  7. Clemaine Mitchell, DNPSomerville, NJ 088761861824773
  8. Darya Olekhnovich, FNPSomerville, NJ 088761497367817

Common questions

What is Melissa Rivers-Richardson's NPI number?

Melissa Rivers-Richardson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417095431, issued on Feb 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Rivers-Richardson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Rehill Ave, Somerville, NJ, 08876. Phone: (908) 685-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Rivers-Richardson's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00046900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Rivers-Richardson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Rivers-Richardson had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.