Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hiawassee, GA
Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hiawassee, Georgia, and NPI 1235994757, issued on Feb 14, 2024. Check the license (Georgia RN234827, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Marie Rivers
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- RN234827 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 103 Church St, Hiawassee, GA 30546
- Phone
- (706) 896-5858
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2024
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 896-5959
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241105001666); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 103 Church St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Marie Rivers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN234827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl22 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium21 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Methylprednisolone15 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl12 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: $470.72
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. 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 3 group practices
- Appalachian Hospice LLCBlairsville, GA
- Chatuge Regional Hospital IncHiawassee, GA
- Murphy Medical Center IncMurphy, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Marie Rivers among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2024, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hiawassee
They are 6 of the 79 NPPES records with a practice address in Hiawassee, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Athena GarciaHiawassee, GA 305461992506109
- Cecilia Hayes, F.N.P.Hiawassee, GA 305461093743973
- Amanda Hollandsworth, FNPHiawassee, GA 305461770116246
- Brittany MartinHiawassee, GA 305461295346161
- Rebecca Templeton, FNP-CHiawassee, GA 305461538728712
- Shirley Breedlove, FNPHomer, GA 305471811911407
- Nancy McCoy, NPHomer, GA 305471841390226
- Valerie Wills, NP-CHomer, GA 305471588632483
Common questions
What is Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235994757, issued on Feb 14, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Church St, Hiawassee, GA, 30546. Phone: (706) 896-5858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN234827, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 100 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.