NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Shelton, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Ripley, MS

Brenda Shelton, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ripley, Mississippi, and NPI 1659445492, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi R649295, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659445492
Name
Brenda Shelton
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R649295 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1009 City Ave N, Ripley, MS 38663
Phone
(662) 837-2245
Enumerated
Nov 20, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2025
Fax
(662) 837-2246
Medicaid ID
04471830 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101208000741); 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 1009 City Ave N

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

  1. Charles Elliott, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063482404
  2. Sherie Norton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1598865362

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi 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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,565 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brenda Shelton1,565
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin81 claims
  2. Fluconazole80 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate52 claims
  4. Amoxicillin44 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium42 claims
  6. Meloxicam40 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $24.52

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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. Brenda Shelton$24.52
  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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Tippah County HospitalRipley, MS · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Brenda Shelton among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Brenda Shelton, FNP is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ripley

They are 17 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Ripley, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Micah Brooke Akins, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-CRipley, MS 386631366840829
  2. Carla Bray, NP-CRipley, MS 386631336471515
  3. Amy BridgesRipley, MS 386631013464494
  4. Bradley Hatcher, NP-CRipley, MS 386631740612878
  5. Tammy Jackson, CFNPRipley, MS 386631558345371
  6. Diana Leonard, APRN FNP-CRipley, MS 386631538836218
  7. Sherie Norton, FNPRipley, MS 386631598865362
  8. Christina Nunnally, DNP, FNP-BCRipley, MS 386631013167352

Common questions

What is Brenda Shelton, FNP's NPI number?

Brenda Shelton, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659445492, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Shelton, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1009 City Ave N, Ripley, MS, 38663. Phone: (662) 837-2245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Shelton, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R649295, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brenda Shelton, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda Shelton, FNP had 1,565 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.