Melissa James, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Laurel, MS
Melissa James, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Laurel, Mississippi, and NPI 1356664825, issued on Mar 11, 2010. Check the license (Mississippi R852441, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa James
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- R852441 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS 39440
- Phone
- (601) 426-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100614000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1220 Jefferson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license R852441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
701 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Lisinopril27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 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: $14.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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 2 group practices
- Calhoun Medical Clinic LLCLaurel, MS
- South Central Clinics, IncLaurel, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa James among 1,075 nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Melissa James, FNP is one of 1,075 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 2010, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 29% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2017 among the 686 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Laurel
They are 21 of the 623 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurel, and 1,075 nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
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- Robert Rivers, ACNPLaurel, MS 394401225163769
Common questions
What is Melissa James, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa James, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356664825, issued on Mar 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa James, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Jefferson St, Laurel, MS, 39440. Phone: (601) 426-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa James, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number R852441, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa James, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa James, FNP had 701 Medicare Part D claims for 190 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.