NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Arnold, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Brevard, NC

Melissa Arnold, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brevard, North Carolina, and NPI 1083264584, issued on Sep 17, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 5012232, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083264584
Name
Melissa Arnold
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5012232 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 S Caldwell St, Brevard, NC 28712
Phone
(828) 883-4040
Enumerated
Sep 17, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2024
Fax
(828) 883-4060
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200414002864); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 150 S Caldwell St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anthony Fisher, MDGeneral Practice Physician1235184771

Verify Melissa Arnold in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,006 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Arnold2,006
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium130 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate125 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide84 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate82 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium81 claims
  6. Lisinopril77 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 one group practice

  1. Blue Mountain Medicine PLLCBrevard, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Arnold among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Melissa Arnold, NP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brevard

They are 7 of the 357 NPPES records with a practice address in Brevard, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Booth-Long, FNP-CBrevard, NC 287121649700733
  2. Holly Bruehl, MSN FNPBrevard, NC 287121881996353
  3. Charles Dugan, DNP, APRN, FNP-CBrevard, NC 287121215478649
  4. Brena Lepore, MSN, FNP-CBrevard, NC 287121053286542
  5. Karen Lewis, FNP CBrevard, NC 287121912901612
  6. Carl Torrence, F.N.P.Brevard, NC 287121184924136
  7. Morgan Burks, FNPBlack Mountain, NC 287111336713494
  8. Jennifer Cook, FNP-BCBlack Mountain, NC 287111609673193

Common questions

What is Melissa Arnold, NP's NPI number?

Melissa Arnold, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083264584, issued on Sep 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Arnold, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 S Caldwell St, Brevard, NC, 28712. Phone: (828) 883-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Arnold, NP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5012232, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Arnold, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Arnold, NP had 2,006 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.