Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Picayune, MS
Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Picayune, Mississippi, and NPI 1720659758, issued on Jul 9, 2021. Check the license (Mississippi 904383, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Lynn Frierson
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 904383 MS
894335 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1911 Read RD, Picayune, MS 39466
- Phone
- (601) 251-3500
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2025
- Fax
- (601) 251-3504
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210929001071); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1911 Read RD
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Verify Melanie Lynn Frierson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 904383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,421 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance387 claims
- Mounjaro367 claims
- Ozempic250 claims
- Metformin Hcl205 claims
- Lantus Solostar148 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 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): 90.3 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: $2,269.92
113 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc.Hattiesburg, MS
- The Diabetes Center, PLLCOcean Springs, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Lynn Frierson among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Picayune
They are 33 of the 248 NPPES records with a practice address in Picayune, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelvinna Alexander, NP-CPicayune, MS 394661912249343
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- Frederick Deben, NPPicayune, MS 394661790827335
- James Denney, FNPPicayune, MS 394661427050418
- Stephanie Green, CFNPPicayune, MS 394661376504357
- Mary Hess, FNP, APRN-BCPicayune, MS 394661346249570
- Aurora KingPicayune, MS 394661053494740
- Reta Lumpkin, CFNPPicayune, MS 394661285705822
Common questions
What is Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720659758, issued on Jul 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1911 Read RD, Picayune, MS, 39466. Phone: (601) 251-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 904383, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C had 3,421 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Lynn Frierson, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.