Melba Lafita Casana

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

1112551 Issued in TX

Practice address

5760 W Little York Rd
Houston, TX 77091-1112

Phone

(281) 707-7359

NPI assigned

Dec 4, 2020

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2023

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Oak Street Health of Texas PLLCGroup PAC ID 2163843038, 103 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: melba.lafitacasana@oakstreethealth.gwaydirect.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Oak Street Health of Texas, PLLC

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • NPI 1497387419

  Family

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Centerwell Senior Primary Care (TX) PA

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pasadena, TX
  • NPI 1861959298
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• West Houston Medical Services

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1922383959
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Centerwell Senior Primary Care (TX) PA

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Desoto, TX
  • NPI 1689491581
  NPD
• Centerwell Senior Primary Care (TX) PA

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Cypress, TX
  • NPI 1740069434
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "5760 W LITTLE YORK RD",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770911112",
            "telephone_number": "281-707-7359",
            "fax_number": "832-827-8504"
        },
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "last_name": "LAFITA CASANA",
        "first_name": "MELBA",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-12-04",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-11",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-11",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "primary": true
        },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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• Ladybug Speech and Language, PLLC
• Olivia Sula Laehn, PA-C
• Elizabeth Lafata, PTA
• Meaghan Lafferty-Prather, M.D.
• Marla K Lafferty, MS PT
• Jacquilene Marie Lafleur, APRN
• Kari Danielle Lafleur, OTR
• Jean Lafontaine Rivera, MD
• Michael Laforce
• Travis James Laforest, DC

• Family Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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