Joy Chiffona Melton, NP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Bowie, MD
Joy Chiffona Melton, NP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bowie, Maryland, and NPI 1558874636, issued on Nov 10, 2017. Check the license (Maryland R186998, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Chiffona Melton
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- R186998 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4175 N Hanson CT Ste 104, Bowie, MD 20716
- Phone
- (301) 464-9660
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200729000895); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joy Chiffona Melton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R186998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
4,349 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium163 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide149 claims
- Lisinopril140 claims
- Metformin Hcl137 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: $279.41
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Luminis Health Medical Group, LLCBowie, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joy Chiffona Melton among 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Joy Chiffona Melton, NP is one of 295 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 29% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2020 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Maryland
There are 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
All 295 in Maryland → Every provider in Bowie → Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ijeoma Ahaghotu, FNPBowie, MD 207161811573843
- Ini BalogunBowie, MD 207161124997713
- Mariama JallohBowie, MD 207161407395569
- Lilian LeanyuyBowie, MD 207161477809937
- Edwin Nwogu, CRNPBowie, MD 207161124712435
- Vanessa OhakamBowie, MD 207161992352231
- Bolatito OwolabiBowie, MD 207161356944136
- You You, FNP-CBowie, MD 207161750279444
Common questions
What is Joy Chiffona Melton, NP's NPI number?
Joy Chiffona Melton, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558874636, issued on Nov 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Chiffona Melton, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4175 N Hanson CT Ste 104, Bowie, MD, 20716. Phone: (301) 464-9660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Chiffona Melton, NP's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R186998, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joy Chiffona Melton, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Chiffona Melton, NP had 4,349 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.