NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Jean Cheatham

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Chapel Hill, NC

Melissa Jean Cheatham is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1154034221, issued on Jan 3, 2023. Check the license with the North Carolina 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
1154034221
Name
Melissa Jean Cheatham
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
3018753 KY
71017953A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6330 Quadrangle Dr Ste 5006330, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone
(888) 849-7379
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2023
Record last updated
May 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230905003486); 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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Verify Melissa Jean Cheatham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

418 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Melissa Cheatham418
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl47 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate39 claims
  3. Hydroxyzine Hcl21 claims
  4. Risperidone20 claims
  5. Invega Sustenna19 claims
  6. Divalproex Sodium Er18 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 3 group practices

  1. Eventus Ecs, IncFrankfort, KY
  2. Eventus Wholehealth Midwest IncLexington, KY
  3. Extended Care Specialists, IncLexington, KY

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

Melissa Jean Cheatham among 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Melissa Jean Cheatham is one of 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 64% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 834 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina

There are 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mosebolatan Akande, PMHNPChapel Hill, NC 275171851132633
  2. Jurate Brigham, DNP, PMHNP-BCChapel Hill, NC 275171477306033
  3. John Brion, PHD, PMH NPChapel Hill, NC 275171952707465
  4. Molly Fox, APRNChapel Hill, NC 275171386396851
  5. Rebecca Hicks, DNP, PMHNPChapel Hill, NC 275171851105464
  6. Victoria JacksonChapel Hill, NC 275171346181153
  7. Whitney King, PMHNPChapel Hill, NC 275171114808664
  8. Kevin Murphy, PMHNP-BCChapel Hill, NC 275171386456242

Common questions

What is Melissa Jean Cheatham's NPI number?

Melissa Jean Cheatham's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154034221, issued on Jan 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Jean Cheatham located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6330 Quadrangle Dr Ste 5006330, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517. Phone: (888) 849-7379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Jean Cheatham's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Jean Cheatham prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Jean Cheatham had 418 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.