NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Faye Brown, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY

Melissa Faye Brown, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1669900346, issued on May 25, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 3011376, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669900346
Name
Melissa Faye Brown
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
3011376 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2040 Harrodsburg RD Ste 100, Lexington, KY 40503
Phone
(859) 899-7990
Enumerated
May 25, 2017
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 899-7991
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170927002706); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2040 Harrodsburg RD Ste 100

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

  1. Steven Hizon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871055798
  2. Megan SandbergFamily Medicine Physician1528644309
  3. Raekwon Timmons, DOFamily Medicine Physician1386346716

Verify Melissa Faye Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

2,624 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Melissa Brown2,624
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium203 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate153 claims
  3. Lisinopril120 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl80 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium76 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate75 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $420.25

22 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.

  1. Melissa Brown$420.25
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY

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

Melissa Faye Brown among 1,830 nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Melissa Faye Brown, APRN is one of 1,830 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2015 among the 1,220 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

160 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 160 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,830 nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Traci Atkins, ARNPLexington, KY 405031235274663
  2. Sonja Carpiaux, APRNLexington, KY 405031235487547
  3. Jessalynn Clark, APRNLexington, KY 405031679826796
  4. Liza Crall, ARNPLexington, KY 405031952428211
  5. Alyssa Cumming, FNPLexington, KY 405031275671307
  6. Donna Dowling, ARNPLexington, KY 405031033307855
  7. Sara Eckert, ARNPLexington, KY 405031073759940
  8. Michael Fitzgerald, APRNLexington, KY 405031386719375

Common questions

What is Melissa Faye Brown, APRN's NPI number?

Melissa Faye Brown, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669900346, issued on May 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Faye Brown, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2040 Harrodsburg RD Ste 100, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 899-7990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Faye Brown, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3011376, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Faye Brown, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Faye Brown, APRN had 2,624 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Faye Brown, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.