Melinda Ford, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Southside, AR
Melinda Ford, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Southside, Arkansas, and NPI 1518614874, issued on Mar 7, 2022. Check the license (Arkansas 219087, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Ford
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 219087 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1217 Batesville Blvd, Southside, AR 72501
- Phone
- (870) 262-2800
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1217 Batesville Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Oliver, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1427760842
- Raheel Qureshi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861197709
Verify Melinda Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 219087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
595 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate83 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass58 claims
- Methylprednisolone41 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro36 claims
- Amoxicillin25 claims
- Mupirocin24 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: $71.40
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- White River Health System, Inc.Southside, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
11 family nurse practitioner records list a Southside practice address
They are 11 of the 28 NPPES records with a Southside practice address, and 2,555 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 11 in Southside → All 2,555 in Arkansas → Every provider in Southside →
Other family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
- Randy Abbott, FNPCabot, AR1790100329
- Heather AbernathyBryant, AR1184255226
- Tori Abernathy, FNPBentonville, AR1982147765
- Sharon Abrams, ANPCabot, AR1437287620
- Patricia Acklin, APRNMountain Home, AR1184293383
- Jenna Acorn, APRNBentonville, AR1760327498
- Ashley AdamBeebe, AR1386398014
- Candis Adams, APRNWynne, AR1932623360
- Crystal Adams, APNJonesboro, AR1649604141
- Jessica Adams, FNPHope, AR1285088146
Common questions
What is Melinda Ford, APRN's NPI number?
Melinda Ford, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518614874, issued on Mar 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Ford, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1217 Batesville Blvd, Southside, AR, 72501. Phone: (870) 262-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Ford, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 219087, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Ford, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Ford, APRN had 595 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.