Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · New Haven, CT
Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1407263890, issued on Jul 17, 2014. Check the license (Connecticut 6420, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Dawn Straus
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 6420 CT
401728 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 Church St Ste 301, New Haven, CT 06510
- Phone
- (203) 298-1967
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 234 Church St Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Dawn Straus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 6420Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Clonidine Hcl12 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.
Melissa Dawn Straus among 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Connecticut
Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN is one of 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 31% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 38% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
88 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in New Haven
They are 88 of the 9,793 NPPES records with a practice address in New Haven, and 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Aftassi, APRNNew Haven, CT 065101821070574
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- Carolyn ArenaNew Haven, CT 065101184294472
- Raquel Campbell, APRN, PMHNP-BCNew Haven, CT 065101093020232
- Sabine Cayo-SaylorNew Haven, CT 065101508498825
- Julianna Cerza, PMHNPNew Haven, CT 065101063758787
- Brandi Cotton, APRNNew Haven, CT 065101033363601
- Louisemarie Erfe, APRNNew Haven, CT 065101639775679
Common questions
What is Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407263890, issued on Jul 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 Church St Ste 301, New Haven, CT, 06510. Phone: (203) 298-1967. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 6420, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Dawn Straus, APRN had 59 Medicare Part D claims; 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.