NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Ashland, KY

April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1770214934, issued on Jun 20, 2022. Check the license (Kentucky 3017896, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770214934
Name
April M. Melvin
Credential
APRN, FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
3017896 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
617 23RD St Ste 3, Ashland, KY 41101
Phone
(606) 408-0842
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2023
Fax
(606) 408-6073
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221227000194); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 617 23RD St Ste 3

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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Verify April M. Melvin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. April Melvin1,353
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims
  2. Eliquis104 claims
  3. Clopidogrel102 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate96 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate77 claims
  6. Xarelto64 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,833.94

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. April Melvin$1,833.94
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kings Daughters Medical Specialties IncAshland, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

April M. Melvin among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

146 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ashland

They are 146 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amie Fannin, APRNAshland, KY 411011467635391
  2. Suzanne Gilmore, APRNAshland, KY 411011760438865
  3. Evie Hill, APRNAshland, KY 411011760510309
  4. Lucy Johnson, ARNPAshland, KY 411011699951715
  5. Leia Meenach, NPAshland, KY 411011750483756
  6. Pamela Neal, BC-APRN, FNPAshland, KY 411011548225881
  7. Larissa Pitts, FNPAshland, KY 411011578508180
  8. Amy Sieweke, APRNAshland, KY 411011104866276

Common questions

What is April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?

April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770214934, issued on Jun 20, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 617 23RD St Ste 3, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 408-0842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3017896, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC had 1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is April M. Melvin, APRN, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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