NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N.

Nurse Practitioner · Cookeville, TN

Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1942337589, issued on Feb 28, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 15983, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942337589
Name
Melissa Erin Carolan
Credential
A.P.N.
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
15983 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
406 N Whitney Ave Ste 5, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 783-4269
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 372-0401
Medicaid IDs
1525896 TN
7100423390 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111130000506); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2011
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 406 N Whitney Ave Ste 5

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

  1. April Berry, FNPNurse Practitioner1184186751
  2. Molly CampbellPhysician Assistant1164056495
  3. Gerald Chapman, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1417988924
  4. Christine Hughes, NPNurse Practitioner1073971891

Verify Melissa Erin Carolan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

157 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Carolan157
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Tartrate22 claims
  2. Clopidogrel18 claims
  3. Furosemide18 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride17 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
  6. Amiodarone Hcl13 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: $212.37

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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 Carolan$212.37
  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. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN

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

Melissa Erin Carolan among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N. is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 49% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 54 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nikki Adams, NPCookeville, TN 385011891778817
  2. Joseph Archer, ANP CCookeville, TN 385011033105713
  3. Sandra Bailiff, CNPCookeville, TN 385011760476881
  4. Japheth Harding, FNPCookeville, TN 385011033257092
  5. Deborah Hensley, A.P.N.Cookeville, TN 385011891777017
  6. Amber Hensley, N.P.Cookeville, TN 385011508801523
  7. Christopher Lefave, FNPCookeville, TN 385011780678201
  8. Jennifer Mabry, FNPCookeville, TN 385011982605382

Common questions

What is Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N.'s NPI number?

Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942337589, issued on Feb 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 406 N Whitney Ave Ste 5, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-4269. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 15983, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Erin Carolan, A.P.N. had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 35 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.