NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner · West Columbia, SC

Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1215587894, issued on Sep 16, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 23190, as entered in NPPES) with the South 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215587894
Name
Melissa Jewell Jones
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
23190 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 936-3300
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 936-7735
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191120003250); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2019
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 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400

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

  1. Marc Antonetti, MDSurgery Physician1043237803
  2. Joseph Asaro, MDSurgery Physician1316100993
  3. Daniel Bailey, M.D.Surgery Physician1508120882
  4. Ethredge Barwick, MDSurgery Physician1346263027
  5. Amanda Charlton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245592526
  6. Roland Craft, M.D.Surgery Physician1427176544

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Jones54
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Melissa Jewell Jones among 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C is one of 1,263 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2019, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 791 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 65 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mallory Anderson, FNP-BCWest Columbia, SC 291691104166255
  2. Melissa Blackmon, NP-CWest Columbia, SC 291691477816668
  3. Amber Green, APRNWest Columbia, SC 291691205987047
  4. Melody Heffline, ACNP-BCWest Columbia, SC 291691538291497
  5. Stephanie Huston, NP-CWest Columbia, SC 291691083963144
  6. Rhonda Johnson, DNP, CNMWest Columbia, SC 291691386606341
  7. Kristin Kaley, ANP-BCWest Columbia, SC 291691093729725
  8. Kathleen Law, APRNWest Columbia, SC 291691700083334

Common questions

What is Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C's NPI number?

Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215587894, issued on Sep 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23190, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Jewell Jones, NP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.