Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lincoln, RI
Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lincoln, Rhode Island, and NPI 1417615378, issued on Dec 7, 2021. Check the license (Rhode Island APRN03016, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APRN03016 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Blackstone Valley PL Ste 502, Lincoln, RI 02865
- Phone
- (401) 334-6250
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220404001832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6 Blackstone Valley PL Ste 502
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Meaghan Soares, CCHWCommunity Health Worker1285516005
Verify Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN03016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
999 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate64 claims
- Prednisone56 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Lisinopril39 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthadvisors LLCLincoln, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos among 791 family nurse practitioner records in Rhode Island
Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP is one of 791 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 63% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 478 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 33% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lincoln
They are 27 of the 526 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 791 family nurse practitioner records in Rhode Island.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacquelyn Arieta, FNPLincoln, RI 028651679560718
- Amanda Azar, RNPLincoln, RI 028651194065748
- Marie Corrente, FNPLincoln, RI 028651457345878
- Angela Daggett, FNPLincoln, RI 028651275840613
- Ana Raquel Degrazia, NURSE PRACTITIONERLincoln, RI 028651245671445
- Jennifer Lafleur, APRN, FNP-BCLincoln, RI 028651730314287
- Christina Lewis, MSN, APRN, FNP-CLincoln, RI 028651285297689
- Kristin Macdonald, FNP-BCLincoln, RI 028651245872787
Common questions
What is Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417615378, issued on Dec 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Blackstone Valley PL Ste 502, Lincoln, RI, 02865. Phone: (401) 334-6250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number APRN03016, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Afonso Duarte Santos, FNP had 999 Medicare Part D claims for 450 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.