Melanie Chipman, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX
Melanie Chipman, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1306226923, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP128276, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Chipman
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP128276 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7629 S Staples St Ste 106A, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
- Phone
- (361) 238-0015
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2024
- Fax
- (361) 888-2838
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Chipman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP128276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
894 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis76 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate52 claims
- Clopidogrel46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Lisinopril33 claims
- Carvedilol32 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $43.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
Melanie Chipman among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Melanie Chipman, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
408 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 408 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Chipman, FNP's NPI number?
Melanie Chipman, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306226923, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Chipman, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7629 S Staples St Ste 106A, Corpus Christi, TX, 78413. Phone: (361) 238-0015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Chipman, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP128276, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Chipman, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Chipman, FNP had 894 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Chipman, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.