NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara Louise Melvin, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Kokomo, IN

Cara Louise Melvin, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kokomo, Indiana, and NPI 1508486267, issued on Apr 23, 2020. Check the license (Indiana 71010219A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1508486267
Name
Cara Louise Melvin
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
71010219A IN
28181248A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1907 W Sycamore St, Kokomo, IN 46901
Phone
(765) 456-5687
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200818002524); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1907 W Sycamore St

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

  1. Lesley Adibe, MDAnesthesiology Physician1285775734
  2. Hailey Alexander, LMHCMental Health Counselor1205617081
  3. John Allbritton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639797004
  4. Abeer Alqaisi, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1356514608
  5. Stanton Angermeier, MDAnesthesiology Physician1417939554
  6. Claude Ashby, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1114925393

Verify Cara Louise Melvin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana 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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

214 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cara Melvin214
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Potassium Chloride31 claims
  2. Anastrozole20 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt16 claims
  4. Eliquis13 claims
  5. Lenalidomide13 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $200.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tempus AI, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cara Melvin$200.00
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. St Vincent Physician Services Hospital And Health Care CenterIndianapolis, IN

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

Cara Louise Melvin among 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana

Cara Louise Melvin, NP is one of 2,582 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 1,710 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kokomo

They are 32 of the 1,846 NPPES records with a practice address in Kokomo, and 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Burton, NP-CKokomo, IN 469011861879132
  2. Michelle Carter, APN, NPA, RNKokomo, IN 469011114015302
  3. Jennifer Gillespie, NPKokomo, IN 469011346202629
  4. Emma Harbaugh, RNKokomo, IN 469011396525267
  5. Casey HurlockKokomo, IN 469011881326155
  6. Sharon Isaacs, FNPKokomo, IN 469011750929592
  7. Brandi Knepley, RN, MSN, NP-CKokomo, IN 469011831492065
  8. Suzannah Kuhn, NPKokomo, IN 469011902012685

Common questions

What is Cara Louise Melvin, NP's NPI number?

Cara Louise Melvin, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508486267, issued on Apr 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara Louise Melvin, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1907 W Sycamore St, Kokomo, IN, 46901. Phone: (765) 456-5687. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara Louise Melvin, NP's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 71010219A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cara Louise Melvin, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara Louise Melvin, NP had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.