NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Locklear, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Rowland, NC

Melissa Locklear, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rowland, North Carolina, and NPI 1023355195, issued on Jan 10, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 186027, as entered in NPPES) 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
1023355195
Name
Melissa Locklear
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
186027 NC
5006014 NC
18525 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 E Main Street, Rowland, NC 28383
Phone
(910) 720-1101
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2013
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2025
Fax
(910) 720-1083
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140109001703); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

4,303 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 397 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Locklear4,303
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin292 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen238 claims
  3. Buprenorphine-Naloxone174 claims
  4. Omeprazole133 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen126 claims
  6. Lisinopril124 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: $213.74

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior 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 Locklear$213.74
  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. Hope Health Family PracticeRowland, NC

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

Melissa Locklear among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Melissa Locklear, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North 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 2013, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 26% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Rowland

They are 3 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Rowland, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Lee, FNP-C, PHDRowland, NC 283831528081379
  2. Leslie Yanick, FNP-CRowland, NC 283831790353787
  3. Marquilla Avila-Galeana, FNPSaint Pauls, NC 283841285204388
  4. Latasha BrownSaint Pauls, NC 283841053244848
  5. Lucila Castille, FNP-CSaint Pauls, NC 283841407773211
  6. Lauren Meadows, DNP, FNP-CSaint Pauls, NC 283841205511789
  7. Felicia BrittShannon, NC 283861376124883
  8. Herman Allison, FNPSouthern Pines, NC 283871578070843

Common questions

What is Melissa Locklear, FNP's NPI number?

Melissa Locklear, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023355195, issued on Jan 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Locklear, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Main Street, Rowland, NC, 28383. Phone: (910) 720-1101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Locklear, FNP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 186027, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Locklear, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Locklear, FNP had 4,303 Medicare Part D claims for 148 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.