NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa A. McFerran, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN

Melissa A. McFerran, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790157246, issued on Oct 23, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 20510, 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
1790157246
Name
Melissa A. McFerran
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
20510 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1267 Dick Lonas RD, Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone
(865) 909-0744
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2015
Record last updated
May 22, 2023
Medicaid ID
Q017223 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151111000840); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2015
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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Verify Melissa A. McFerran 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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

349 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Melissa McFerran349
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin59 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl46 claims
  3. Modafinil40 claims
  4. Doxepin Hcl38 claims
  5. Mirtazapine22 claims
  6. Clonazepam21 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: $1,456.62

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, 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 McFerran$1,456.62
  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 2 group practices

  1. Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN
  2. Tranquility Sleep Specialists PLCKnoxville, TN

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

Melissa A. McFerran among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Melissa A. McFerran, NP 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 2015, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 39% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bowman, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091386967354
  2. Rebecca Clem, MSN, APRN, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091285855981
  3. Jessica Dove, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379091104091081
  4. Angela Greear, CFNPKnoxville, TN 379091578880779
  5. Carol Hawkins, NPKnoxville, TN 379091639186109
  6. Rhonda Long, APRNKnoxville, TN 379091538286315
  7. Imelda Margulies, APRNKnoxville, TN 379091750576922
  8. Tiffany Sipe, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379091174848303

Common questions

What is Melissa A. McFerran, NP's NPI number?

Melissa A. McFerran, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790157246, issued on Oct 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa A. McFerran, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1267 Dick Lonas RD, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 909-0744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa A. McFerran, NP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20510, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa A. McFerran, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa A. McFerran, NP had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 105 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.