NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Gavala, APN

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Springfield, NJ

Michelle Gavala, APN is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Springfield, New Jersey, and NPI 1881058436, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00628900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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
1881058436
Name
Michelle Gavala
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License number
26NJ00628900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
193 Mountain Ave, Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone
(973) 218-1579
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170119002043); 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 193 Mountain Ave

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

  1. Amanda Ahearn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154993210
  2. Elisabete Cruz, ND, LACAcupuncturist1306510136
  3. Erica Kottler, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1356826523
  4. Takiyah Mitchell, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1215490321
  5. Joshua Santos, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558945147
  6. Khashayar Vosough, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1487692299

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Michelle Gavala61
  2. Specialty average217

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol12 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: $260.43

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Gavala$260.43
  2. Specialty average$426.02

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. Lifeline Medical Associates LLCMorristown, NJ

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

Michelle Gavala among 281 women's health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey

Michelle Gavala, APN is one of 281 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 127 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in New Jersey

There are 281 women's health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carolina Moreira, WHNP-BCSpringfield, NJ 070811669219846
  2. Lekha Sreekumar, APNSpringfield, NJ 070811164742987
  3. Danielle BlaineUnion, NJ 070831811760432
  4. Edith Chau, WHNP-BCUnion, NJ 070831043962152
  5. Rebekah CooperUnion, NJ 070831376065045
  6. Fiona Nguyen, DNP, WHNP-BCUnion, NJ 070831982347563
  7. Elizabeth Traflet, RNC, WHNPWestfield, NJ 070901205242682
  8. Patricia Boyce, WHNPWest New York, NJ 070931407466048

Common questions

What is Michelle Gavala, APN's NPI number?

Michelle Gavala, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881058436, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Gavala, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 193 Mountain Ave, Springfield, NJ, 07081. Phone: (973) 218-1579. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Gavala, APN's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00628900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Gavala, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Gavala, APN had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. 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.