Mechele Neal, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner in Nashville, Tennessee. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
Mechele Neal, FNP-BC reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.2/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 569 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 84.2/100
- MIPS score · +1 vs avg
- 569
- Part D claims, 2023
- $1.4K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Mechele Neal, FNP-BC's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure
84 45th percentile higher than 45% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Mechele Neal, FNP-BC sits
This provider among family nurse practitioner peers
Across the 27,154 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Mechele Neal, FNP-BC writes more Part D claims than 57% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 43% — placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Mechele Neal, FNP-BC. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Mechele Neal, FNP-BC?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Largest specialties in Tennessee (% of in-state providers)
Family Nurse Practitioner ranks #1 among Tennessee's specialties (6.4% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Tennessee provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Family Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
Mechele Neal, FNP-BC's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 84.2/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) — 84.2/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Family Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
84.2/100 MIPS final score — 1.1 pts above the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner. Quality dim: 71.5. Cost dim: 67.1.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Mechele Neal, FNP-BC appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider holding FNP-BC credentials at 410 42ND AVE N STE 400, Nashville, TN, 37209, with a listed phone of (615) 329-7887. NPI 1821462276 was issued on 11/23/2015. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Neal most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 569 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 187 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $89K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 84.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 71.5, Cost 67.1), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 209,817 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1821462276 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | FNP-BC |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/23/2015 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Mechele Neal, FNP-BC bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Mechele Neal, FNP-BC. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.4K
Largest payer
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,256
- Total Day Supply
- 35,930
- Generic Drug Cost
- $10K
- Opioid Claims
- 43 (7.6% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 18
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.88
- Gender Split
- 42% female / 58% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Mechele Neal, FNP-BC prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
237 claims
- Xarelto 53
Xarelto
53 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 51
Atorvastatin Calcium
51 claims
- Gabapentin 34
Gabapentin
34 claims
- Eliquis 23
Eliquis
23 claims
- Pregabalin 23
Pregabalin
23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 18
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
18 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 18
Rosuvastatin Calcium
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 237 |
| Xarelto Rivaroxaban | 53 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 51 |
| Gabapentin | 34 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 23 |
| Pregabalin | 23 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 18 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Mechele Neal, FNP-BC fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Mechele Neal, FNP-BC's 569 claims are below the specialty average of 1,222.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Neal.
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
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- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Tennessee medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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