Melinda G. Richards, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Yazoo City, MS
Melinda G. Richards, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and NPI 1114084241, issued on Jan 1, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi R701246, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda G. Richards
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- R701246 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 823 Grand Ave, Yazoo City, MS 39194
- Phone
- (662) 751-8289
- Enumerated
- Jan 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 751-8279
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050816000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 823 Grand Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melinda G. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license R701246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
5,422 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium371 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
- Losartan Potassium257 claims
- Omeprazole248 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium166 claims
- Potassium Chloride151 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: $65.91
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baptist Medical Center - Yazoo, Inc.Yazoo City, MS
- Kdh Primary CareYazoo City, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Yazoo City
They are 3 of the 160 NPPES records with a practice address in Yazoo City, and 1,075 nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 3 in Yazoo City → All 1,075 in Mississippi → Every provider in Yazoo City →
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Common questions
What is Melinda G. Richards, FNP's NPI number?
Melinda G. Richards, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114084241, issued on Jan 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda G. Richards, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 823 Grand Ave, Yazoo City, MS, 39194. Phone: (662) 751-8289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda G. Richards, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number R701246, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda G. Richards, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda G. Richards, FNP had 5,422 Medicare Part D claims for 308 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.