NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023116605, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas AP139996, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1023116605
Name
Melissa Lynn Vance
Credential
APN - BC
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
AP139996 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
May 3, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220804002773); 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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Verify Melissa Lynn Vance in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
    Search for license AP139996    Check the board
  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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

4,112 Medicare Part D claims for 1,390 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Melissa Vance4,112
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate445 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium349 claims
  3. Eliquis327 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium311 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium219 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate191 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: $246.36

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Vance$246.36
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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. Indian River Health Services IncVero Beach, FL

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

Melissa Lynn Vance among 1,159 adult health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC is one of 1,159 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2015 among the 566 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 1,159 adult health nurse practitioner records in Texas.

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The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Bhakhri, RN, ANPHouston, TX 770301396838793
  2. Donald Bledsoe, ANP-CHouston, TX 770301104864628
  3. Carol Clegg, NPHouston, TX 770301235236654
  4. Carla Click, NPHouston, TX 770301497761068
  5. Eunice Gbenoba, N.P.Houston, TX 770301336173327
  6. Maria Henderson-Everhardus, R.N., ANP-CHouston, TX 770301528169927
  7. Accamma Kallel, NPHouston, TX 770301356361844
  8. Sally McCoy, ANPHouston, TX 770301649363540

Common questions

What is Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC's NPI number?

Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023116605, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP139996, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Lynn Vance, APN - BC had 4,112 Medicare Part D claims for 1,390 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.

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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.