NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Denise Wade, DNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Melissa Denise Wade, DNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1629365036, issued on Jul 6, 2011. Check the license (Texas AP120465, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629365036
Name
Melissa Denise Wade
Credential
DNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP120465 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
650 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Ste 105B, Houston, TX 77060
Phone
(281) 272-1743
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(281) 272-1758
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140317001540); 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 650 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Ste 105B

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

  1. Andrea Castillo, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1982983029
  2. Sondra Markle, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1972824761

Verify Melissa Denise Wade in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Wade38
  2. Specialty average1,305

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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $135.40

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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 Wade$135.40
  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 2 group practices

  1. Jorge A. Zuniga MD PAHouston, TX
  2. Remix Medical, PLLCHouston, TX

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

Melissa Denise Wade among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Melissa Denise Wade, DNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bui, FNPHouston, TX 770601477957330
  2. Andrea Castillo, NPHouston, TX 770601982983029
  3. Natoya Caston, DNPHouston, TX 770601477077444
  4. Tola HaddoxHouston, TX 770601447814512
  5. Jenise Hampton, APRN, FNP-C, DNPHouston, TX 770601275880890
  6. Sharisse Hebert, FNPCHoustont, TX 770601104995554
  7. Sheela Isikwe, NPHouston, TX 770601144600610
  8. Erick Kebenei, NPHouston, TX 770601003384439

Common questions

What is Melissa Denise Wade, DNP's NPI number?

Melissa Denise Wade, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629365036, issued on Jul 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Denise Wade, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Ste 105B, Houston, TX, 77060. Phone: (281) 272-1743. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Denise Wade, DNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP120465, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Denise Wade, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Denise Wade, DNP had 38 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Denise Wade, DNP's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.