Melissa M Santos , LMHC
Counselor β’ Fall River, MA
145 Globe St Ste 1b
Fall River, MA 027241323
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
145 Globe St Ste 1b
Fall River, MA 027241323
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Fall River, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2007
What Public CMS Data Show
Counselor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Years since graduation
19 years (graduated 2007)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2007 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Melissa Santos has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Melissa Santos as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Fall River and Massachusetts
266 active clinicians are listed under Counselor with a practice address in Fall River, MA (8,995 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Fall River
2.3% of these 266 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
3.8% of these 266 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-01-12NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101Y00000X
A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
I20240207000874
MA
3870936891
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
151 Rock St
Fall River, MA 027203201
Phone: 5086787542
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 145 GLOBE ST STE 1B, FALL RIVER, MA 027241323 (Tel: 7742183492)
Registered at 96 BRIGGS ST, TAUNTON, MA 027804806 (Tel: 7742183492)
Recorded as MELISSA SANTOS, LMHC
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 151 ROCK ST, FALL RIVER, MA 027203201 (Tel: 5086787542)
Registered at 151 ROCK ST, FALL RIVER, MA 027203201 (Tel: 5086787542)
Recorded as MELISSA NEMET
Counselor
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Counselors in Fall River
- Ashley Couto
- Rui Lima, MA, LSW
- Jordan Dangelo
- Owen Tidwell, LICSW
- Elizabeth Moniz
- Stephen Mathioudakis
Mailing Address
96 Briggs St
Taunton, MA 027804806
Phone: 7742183492