Melissa Buell, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Sugar Land, TX
Melissa Buell, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1750713491, issued on Aug 5, 2013. Check the license (Texas 729429, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Buell
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 729429 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16902 Southwest Fwy Ste 100, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 565-2800
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2024
- Fax
- (281) 565-2801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131219001611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Buell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 729429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,103 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium151 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate82 claims
- Losartan Potassium69 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass48 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: $1,732.57
85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Sugar Lakes Family Practice PASugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Buell among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Melissa Buell, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 19% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
229 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sugar Land
They are 229 of the 3,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Sugar Land, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Buell, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa Buell, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750713491, issued on Aug 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Buell, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16902 Southwest Fwy Ste 100, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 565-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Buell, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 729429, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Buell, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Buell, FNP had 2,103 Medicare Part D claims for 405 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.