Dr. Melissa Cartagena DDS
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1861653586 is registered to Dr. Melissa Cartagena DDS, a Dentist practising at 4170 Sunrise Hwy, Dr. Salvatore Romeo in Massapequa, New York. Dentist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Melissa Cartagena DDS has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2008.
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Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Melissa Cartagena DDS accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Melissa Cartagena DDS directly at (516) 541-5515.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1861653586 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Dentist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (516) 541-5515.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Melissa Cartagena DDS is a Type-1 individual NPI.