Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Spruce Pine, NC
Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and NPI 1164108304, issued on Jun 23, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5018259, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Smith Fox
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5018259 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 189 Hospital Dr FL 1, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Phone
- (828) 766-3555
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231117000772); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Melinda Smith Fox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5018259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
457 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone59 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass43 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate42 claims
- Potassium Chloride20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl16 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationAsheville, NC
- Southeastern Medical Group PCFranklin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Spruce Pine
They are 7 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Spruce Pine, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 7 in Spruce Pine → All 4,524 in North Carolina → Every provider in Spruce Pine →
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- Irene Abella, NPDurham, NC1912371162
- Britney Abney, FNPCharlotte, NC1770109985
- Pamela Abraham, NPCharlotte, NC1528050440
- Lindsey Abrahamse, FNP-CMooresville, NC1821546011
- Laura Abramo, NPCharlotte, NC1457985129
- Darren Absher, NPDobson, NC1427039155
- Donna Acevedo, NPCharlotte, NC1306261268
- Jazmine Ackerman, FNP-CCharlotte, NC1174412902
Common questions
What is Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C's NPI number?
Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164108304, issued on Jun 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 189 Hospital Dr FL 1, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777. Phone: (828) 766-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5018259, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Smith Fox, NP-C had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 197 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.