Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Lenoir, NC
Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1427086743, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 201673, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Carlton
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 201673 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2651 Morganton Blvd SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 759-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 757-8968
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050203000950); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2651 Morganton Blvd SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kimberley YoungPhysician Assistant1457069916
Verify Melissa A. Carlton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 201673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
11,567 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 580 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium349 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate321 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium279 claims
- Ozempic267 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium263 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium248 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: $1,179.07
89 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 one group practice
- Caldwell Memorial Hospital IncLenoir, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Carlton among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C is one of 4,524 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 34% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lenoir
They are 15 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Lenoir, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Emily Combs, FNP-BCLenoir, NC 286451023504685
- Mark DellingerLenoir, NC 286451780192500
- Tara EnglandLenoir, NC 286451679055529
- Addison Fischer, FNP-CLenoir, NC 286451861291312
- Jesse Gullett, NPLenoir, NC 286451043881253
Common questions
What is Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427086743, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2651 Morganton Blvd SW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 759-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201673, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Carlton, FNP-C had 11,567 Medicare Part D claims for 409 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.