NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Kingsport, TN

Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1225773724, issued on Apr 29, 2022. Check the license (Tennessee 31480, 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
1225773724
Name
Melissa C. Hamilton
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
31480 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
135 W Ravine RD Ste 3-A, Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone
(423) 246-6777
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2022
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220614001711); accepts Medicare assignment
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 135 W Ravine RD Ste 3-A

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

  1. Caitlyn CainFamily Nurse Practitioner1659229474
  2. Judy Martin, APRN,FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1649746041
  3. Lindsey Woodlief, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538544473

Verify Melissa C. Hamilton 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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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,964 Medicare Part D claims for 628 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Melissa Hamilton1,964
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine439 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium267 claims
  3. Omeprazole191 claims
  4. Esomeprazole Magnesium186 claims
  5. Lansoprazole114 claims
  6. Sucralfate112 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: $534.54

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Melissa Hamilton$534.54
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Gastroenterology AssociatesKingsport, TN

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

Melissa C. Hamilton among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

217 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kingsport

They are 217 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carla Cheek, FNPKingsport, TN 376601275525354
  2. Lisa Cook, FNPKingsport, TN 376601538163076
  3. Janet Cradic, F.N.P.Kingsport, TN 376601497758551
  4. Lizanne Elliott, FNPKingsport, TN 376601487641320
  5. Robin McMillan, FNPKingsport, TN 376601184604852
  6. Christopher Morelock, FNPKingsport, TN 376601245233956
  7. Mitzi Musick, ANPKingsport, TN 376601780686865
  8. Terry Nelms, FNPKingsport, TN 376601760409312

Common questions

What is Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN's NPI number?

Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225773724, issued on Apr 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 W Ravine RD Ste 3-A, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 246-6777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31480, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa C. Hamilton, APRN had 1,964 Medicare Part D claims for 628 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.