Melissa Coulson, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ridgeland, MS
Melissa Coulson, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and NPI 1235581513, issued on Jul 11, 2016. Check the license (Mississippi 901565, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Coulson
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 901565 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 Avignon Dr, Ridgeland, MS 39157
- Phone
- (601) 605-6777
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 607-1415
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160728002112); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Coulson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 901565Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tradjenta25 claims
- Montelukast Sodium12 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: $124.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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
- Simpson Community Healthcare, Inc.Mendenhall, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Coulson among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Melissa Coulson, NP is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2016, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ridgeland
They are 55 of the 1,134 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgeland, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Coulson, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Coulson, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235581513, issued on Jul 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Coulson, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Avignon Dr, Ridgeland, MS, 39157. Phone: (601) 605-6777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Coulson, NP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 901565, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Coulson, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Coulson, NP had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.