Rika Melville, MS, RN, FNP-BC, OCN, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner at New York Oncology Hematology. She earned a nursing diploma from Chiba University School of Medicine, an A.S. from Hudson Valley Community College, and her B.S.N. and M.S. in FNP from SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She is an Oncology Certified Nurse through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation and holds BLS certification.
Rika Melville, MS, RN, FNP-BC, OCN, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner at New York Oncology Hematology. She earned a nursing diploma from Chiba University School of Medicine, an A.S. from Hudson Valley Community College, and her B.S.N. and M.S. in FNP from SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She is an Oncology Certified Nurse through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation and holds BLS certification.
The reviews listed below were collected independently of New York Oncology Hematology through rater8. Each review represents an authentic and verified patient experience.
Personable, thorough, great bedside manner, listens to the needs/concerns of her patients
(6 days ago)
Oct-2026
She is extremely helpful, knowledgeable and excellent at explaining results.
(6 days ago)
Oct-2026
She is great, explained everything to in a way we can understand everything.
(3 weeks ago)
Sep-2026
I was very happy to meet her for the first time. I did not feel rushed & answered any questions I had.
(1 month ago)
Aug-2026
Love her. So personable!! Patient and caring. Listens, thorough and detail oriented!!
(1 month ago)
Aug-2026
Takes her time with you, listens and is very thorough.
(1 month ago)
Aug-2026
Great bedside manner and very knowledgeable! Definitely cares for her patients.
(1 month ago)
Aug-2026
Rika is very knowledgeable and personable. She followed up on my lab results just to tell me that my vitamin D was a little low and to recommend in reading my supplement (which was only an incidental part of what they were looking for with my blood panel). She is very thorough and thoughtful.
(1 month ago)
Aug-2026
She was very helpful and informative.
(1 month ago)
Aug-2026
Very kind and attentive provider. I feel she really listens to my issues and diagnosed something other providers missed.
(2 months ago)
Aug-2026
Albany Cancer Center Suite 1
400 Patroon Creek Blvd. Suite 1 Albany, NY 12206
Rika Melville, MS, RN, FNP-BC, OCN, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who works at New York Oncology Hematology.
She earned a Diploma in Nursing from Chiba University School of Medicine in Japan, an Associate of Science in Nursing from Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, and both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, New York.
She is Basic Life Support certified and an Oncology Certified Nurse, and she is a Certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Health.
Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family, and she has a daughter. Rika also has two cats and dogs. She enjoys camping, hiking, and paddleboarding.
Personable, thorough, great bedside manner, listens to the needs/concerns of her patients
She is extremely helpful, knowledgeable and excellent at explaining results.
She is great, explained everything to in a way we can understand everything.
I was very happy to meet her for the first time. I did not feel rushed & answered any questions I had.
Love her. So personable!! Patient and caring. Listens, thorough and detail oriented!!
Takes her time with you, listens and is very thorough.
Great bedside manner and very knowledgeable! Definitely cares for her patients.
Rika is very knowledgeable and personable. She followed up on my lab results just to tell me that my vitamin D was a little low and to recommend in reading my supplement (which was only an incidental part of what they were looking for with my blood panel). She is very thorough and thoughtful.
She was very helpful and informative.
Very kind and attentive provider. I feel she really listens to my issues and diagnosed something other providers missed.