NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS

Nurse Practitioner · Lima, OH

Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1851369458, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Ohio NP083089, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851369458
Name
Melba Michele Brown
Credential
CRNP CNS
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
NP083089 OH
161468 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
750 W High St, Lima, OH 45801
Phone
(419) 227-1359
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2022
Fax
(419) 227-7586
Medicaid ID
2791037 OH
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 750 W High St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vivek Agarwal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1982918199
  2. Abigail Anspach, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821430604
  3. Pratap Balusu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083607519
  4. James Cargill, M.D.Nephrology Physician1801866009
  5. Tracy Carlson, RPHPharmacist1538175302
  6. Susan DebellTechnician/Technologist1013850932

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

429 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melba Brown429
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin44 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  3. Cefuroxime27 claims
  4. Azithromycin25 claims
  5. Mupirocin25 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate22 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: $48.38

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melba Brown$48.38
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melba Michele Brown among 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio

Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS is one of 4,254 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lima

They are 42 of the 2,639 NPPES records with a practice address in Lima, and 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Ballou, APRN.CNPLima, OH 458011518420629
  2. Allison Douglas, CNPLima, OH 458011902319122
  3. Susan Henderson, FNP-CLima, OH 458011841285145
  4. Rachel Kimmey, CNPLima, OH 458011841165172
  5. Kyleigh MartinLima, OH 458011104642883
  6. Elizabeth Moore, NPLima, OH 458011982962973
  7. Cheryl Motter, CNPLima, OH 458011073034427
  8. Nicole Ouattara, FNP-CLima, OH 458011013872522

Common questions

What is Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS's NPI number?

Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851369458, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 W High St, Lima, OH, 45801. Phone: (419) 227-1359. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number NP083089, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melba Michele Brown, CRNP CNS had 429 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.