Melia Fortenberry, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Meridian, MS
Melia Fortenberry, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1376391268, issued on May 7, 2024. Check the license (Mississippi 906647, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melia Fortenberry
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 906647 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1314 19TH Ave, Meridian, MS 39301
- Phone
- (601) 703-9590
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2024
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240925000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2023
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melia Fortenberry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 906647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Medical Foundation IncMeridian, MS
- Southern Medical Consultants LLCBentonia, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melia Fortenberry among 272 acute care nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Melia Fortenberry, NP is one of 272 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 87% 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2017 among the 197 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Meridian
They are 17 of the 1,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Meridian, and 272 acute care nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 272 in Mississippi → Every provider in Meridian → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Nancy Brown, NPMeridian, MS 393011790325124
- Bonnie Earley, ACNPMeridian, MS 393011912981085
- Linda Farmer, ACNPMeridian, MS 393011609187749
- Stephen Fleming, ANPMeridian, MS 393011407318231
- Kevin Hatcher, DNP, AGACNP-BCMeridian, MS 393011952936213
- Sarah Jones, AGACNP-BCMeridian, MS 393011770275380
Common questions
What is Melia Fortenberry, NP's NPI number?
Melia Fortenberry, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376391268, issued on May 7, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melia Fortenberry, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1314 19TH Ave, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (601) 703-9590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melia Fortenberry, NP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 906647, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melia Fortenberry, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melia Fortenberry, NP had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.