Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Oceanside, CA
Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Oceanside, California, and NPI 1134460603, issued on Mar 8, 2013. Check the license (California 95018039, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Jane James
- Credential
- PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 95018039 CA
390885 CA
172395 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3609 Ocean Ranch Blvd Ste 208&209, Oceanside, CA 92056
- Phone
- (858) 279-1223
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2025
- Fax
- (858) 467-7161
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240708001065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Jane James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95018039Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $569.29
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Bright Heart Health Medical Group A Medical CorporationWalnut Creek, CA
- Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates IncOceanside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Jane James among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 16% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in Oceanside → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooke Climer, PMHNPOceanside, CA 920561992583421
- Janmarie Fisher-Griffis, DNP, PMHNP, PMHCNSOceanside, CA 920561073679387
- Sean Leonard, PMHNPOceanside, CA 920561518458165
- Anna Ross, CRNPOceanside, CA 920561053662841
- Suzanne Simmons, PMHNP-BCOceanside, CA 920561245733450
- Jason Duryee, PMHNPOceanside, CA 920551477268936
- Ellen Lambert, PMHNPOceanside, CA 920551538891312
- Mary Misturado, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNPCamp Pendleton, CA 920551043973928
Common questions
What is Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134460603, issued on Mar 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3609 Ocean Ranch Blvd Ste 208&209, Oceanside, CA, 92056. Phone: (858) 279-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95018039, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Jane James, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC had 46 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.