Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC
Family Medicine Physician · Wheeling, WV
Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wheeling, West Virginia, and NPI 1942673520, issued on Nov 4, 2015. Check the license (West Virginia APRN74052, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Nicholes
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- APRN74052 WV
18351 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24 Homestead Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003
- Phone
- (304) 232-1020
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Nicholes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license APRN74052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
555 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate82 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass79 claims
- Prednisone72 claims
- Methylprednisolone40 claims
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa29 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: $172.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Melinda Nicholes among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheeling
They are 51 of the 1,774 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheeling, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942673520, issued on Nov 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 Homestead Ave, Wheeling, WV, 26003. Phone: (304) 232-1020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number APRN74052, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Nicholes, FNP-BC had 555 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.