NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Bolivar, TN

Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bolivar, Tennessee, and NPI 1750450649, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee APN6039, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1750450649
Name
Laura K. Melaro
Credential
DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
APN6039 TN
APN0000006039 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
629 Nuckolls RD, Bolivar, TN 38008
Phone
(731) 658-3388
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2026
Fax
(731) 658-4079
Medicaid ID
573577000 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050201000872); 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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  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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

619 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Laura Melaro619
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam41 claims
  2. Clonazepam33 claims
  3. Lorazepam32 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl31 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate30 claims
  6. Caplyta24 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: $165,395.86

307 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Melaro$165,396
  2. Specialty average$1,028

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. Hardeman County Community Health CenterHenderson, TN

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

Laura K. Melaro among 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC is one of 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2020 among the 929 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bolivar

They are 14 of the 170 NPPES records with a practice address in Bolivar, and 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

All 1,611 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bolivar → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marqueta Abraham, DNP, PMHNP-BCBolivar, TN 380081447641634
  2. Jessica Allen, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCBolivar, TN 380081376205617
  3. Tynetta Beamon-Simpson, APRNBolivar, TN 380081003530098
  4. Lindsey Cook, APRNBolivar, TN 380081245864685
  5. Rubye Couchoud, APRNBolivar, TN 380081164306460
  6. Avanti Cross-Brown, DNP, PMHNP, CARN-APBolivar, TN 380081144846767
  7. Diyana Fisher, DNP, PMHNP-BCBolivar, TN 380081992696942
  8. Dongmo Georgette TekoboBolivar, TN 380081821753906

Common questions

What is Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750450649, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 629 Nuckolls RD, Bolivar, TN, 38008. Phone: (731) 658-3388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN6039, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura K. Melaro, DNP APN FNP/PMHNP-BC had 619 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

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