NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lins Scales, CRNP

Pediatrics Physician · Birmingham, AL

Melissa Lins Scales, CRNP is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1467163675, issued on Dec 8, 2022. Check the license (Alabama 1-164635, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1467163675
Name
Melissa Lins Scales
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
1-164635 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2010 Avenue F, Birmingham, AL 35218
Phone
(205) 785-7337
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2010 Avenue F

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

  1. Julia Burnett, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1952651952
  2. Shawn Harmon, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1780614552
  3. Jalesa Long, CRNPNurse Practitioner1477114213
  4. Anita Pates, CRNPNurse Practitioner1972278513
  5. Paula Taylor -Orr, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699528380
  6. Virginia Thomas, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1093738734

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $193.78

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Scales$193.78
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

231 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 231 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 817 pediatrics physician records in Alabama.

Other pediatrics physician records in Alabama

  1. Rizk Abdel Moutagaly, MDRussellville, AL1528021474
  2. Jennifer Adair, M.D.Mobile, AL1164746806
  3. Craig Adams, M.D.Dothan, AL1033116231
  4. Seema Adhikari, M.D.Mobile, AL1609751866
  5. Humayra Afrin, M.D.Mobile, AL1063262087
  6. Ibrahim Ahmed, MD FAAPMobile, AL1407952963
  7. Aya Al-Noubani, MDBirmingham, AL1477106540
  8. Amy Albert, M.D.Hoover, AL1952303711
  9. Eloise Alexander, MDHuntsville, AL1417924937
  10. Jenny Alexander, M.D.Montgomery, AL1588826549

Common questions

What is Melissa Lins Scales, CRNP's NPI number?

Melissa Lins Scales, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467163675, issued on Dec 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lins Scales, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2010 Avenue F, Birmingham, AL, 35218. Phone: (205) 785-7337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lins Scales, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-164635, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.