NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbra Melody Smith, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN

Barbra Melody Smith, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1821566548, issued on Nov 12, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 24648, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821566548
Name
Barbra Melody Smith
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
24648 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone
(423) 495-2525
Enumerated
Nov 12, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 495-2625
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181207000737); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2018
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 2525 Desales Ave

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

  1. Stephen Adams, MDHospitalist Physician1598701674
  2. Danya Ahmed, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1568091965
  3. Mark AllenAnesthesiology Physician1689251217
  4. Raymond Alonge, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366517609
  5. Nyein Aung, DPTPhysical Therapist1104759943
  6. Karen Babb, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1548394687

Verify Barbra Melody Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score89.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN

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

Barbra Melody Smith among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Barbra Melody Smith, NP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Ballard, NPChattanooga, TN 374041588879068
  2. Marcie Beasley, N.P.Chattanooga, TN 374041679779771
  3. Mary Collins, APRN,BCChattanooga, TN 374041083807663
  4. Donna Eaker-Davis, NP-FChattanooga, TN 374041790765345
  5. Laura Ford, NPChattanooga, TN 374041881672327
  6. Carole Johnson, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374041962536631
  7. Kimbra Lingerfelt, FNPChattanooga, TN 374041285635268
  8. Michael Loga, MSN, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374041427147461

Common questions

What is Barbra Melody Smith, NP's NPI number?

Barbra Melody Smith, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821566548, issued on Nov 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbra Melody Smith, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 495-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbra Melody Smith, NP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 24648, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Barbra Melody Smith, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. 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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.