Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Frederick, MD
Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1568848687, issued on Jul 31, 2015. Check the license (Maryland R193443, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ward
- Credential
- CRNP-PMH
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- R193443 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 N Bentz St, Frederick, MD 21701
- Phone
- (240) 647-9049
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (240) 690-6095
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150915000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R193443Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
973 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam68 claims
- Trazodone Hcl57 claims
- Lamotrigine51 claims
- Bupropion Xl50 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl47 claims
- Clonazepam43 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: $257.57
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Free State Health And Wellness LLCFrederick, MD
- Robert A. Pascal Youth And Family Services, Inc.Crownsville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ward among 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH is one of 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 1,409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 19% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Frederick
They are 74 of the 3,981 NPPES records with a practice address in Frederick, and 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
All 2,373 in Maryland → Every provider in Frederick → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH's NPI number?
Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568848687, issued on Jul 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 N Bentz St, Frederick, MD, 21701. Phone: (240) 647-9049. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R193443, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ward, CRNP-PMH had 973 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; 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.