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

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Somerville and New Jersey

8 active clinicians are listed under Behavior Analyst with a practice address in Somerville, NJ (3,769 in New Jersey).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

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: 2026-05-08

Behavior Analyst Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 103K00000X

License # reported to NPPES NJ 15BC00166100

A behavior analyst is qualified by at least a master's degree and Behavior Analyst Certification Board certification and/or a state-issued credential (such as a license) to practice behavior analysis independently. Behavior analysts provide the required supervision to assistant behavior analysts and behavior technicians. A behavior analyst delivers services consistent with the dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Common services may include, but are not limited to, conducting behavioral assessments, analyzing data, writing and revising behavior-analytic treatment plans, training others to implement components of treatment plans, and overseeing implementation of treatment plans.

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

8 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 08, 2026

Behavior Analyst (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 15BC00166100)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 30, 2024

Recorded as MELISSA DESIMONE, BCBA

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NPI Profile Active July 02, 2021

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) July 02, 2021

Registered at 81 W ORCHARD ST, SOMERVILLE, NJ 088761623 (Tel: 9084995677)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) July 02, 2021

Registered at 81 W ORCHARD ST, SOMERVILLE, NJ 088761623 (Tel: 9084995677)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) July 02, 2021

Recorded as MELISSA HAINES, BCABA

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 02, 2021

Behavior Analyst (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 0-21-12208)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 02, 2021

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609447408

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 02, 2021

Last Update: May 08, 2026

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

81 W Orchard St

Somerville, NJ 088761623

Phone: 9084995677

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.