Melanie Widener Brant, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Varnville, SC
Melanie Widener Brant, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Varnville, South Carolina, and NPI 1316571888, issued on Feb 24, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 23690, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Widener Brant
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 23690 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 W Carolina Ave, Varnville, SC 29944
- Phone
- (803) 943-2771
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200406001478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Widener Brant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 23690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl43 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Azithromycin19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 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: $33.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Hampton Regional Medical CenterVarnville, SC · Acute Care Hospitals
- Healogics Specialty Physicians OF South Carolina LLCAiken, SC
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).
Melanie Widener Brant among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Melanie Widener Brant, NP is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Varnville
They are 7 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Varnville, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 4,320 in South Carolina → Every provider in Varnville → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Crawford, FNPVarnville, SC 299441003155755
- Jenna GossettVarnville, SC 299441164001517
- Heather Owens, FNP-CVarnville, SC 299441700743770
- Brenda Poalillo, APRNVarnville, SC 299441184145658
- Victoria Reynolds, CPNPVarnville, SC 299441144220971
- Sharon Lynn Shealy, CFNPVarnville, SC 299441245213321
- Allison JacksonRidgeland, SC 299361750720330
- Lori Lee, DNPRidgeland, SC 299361417355108
Common questions
What is Melanie Widener Brant, NP's NPI number?
Melanie Widener Brant, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316571888, issued on Feb 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Widener Brant, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 W Carolina Ave, Varnville, SC, 29944. Phone: (803) 943-2771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Widener Brant, NP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23690, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Widener Brant, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Widener Brant, NP had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 202 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.