Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Charleston, WV
Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1508435025, issued on Jun 19, 2021. Check the license (West Virginia 105538, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lynn Pickens
- Credential
- APRN-CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 105538 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5460
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211229001781); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Lynn Pickens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 105538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate18 claims
- Mupirocin18 claims
- Metronidazole12 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Lynn Pickens among 2,124 family nurse practitioner records in West Virginia
Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP is one of 2,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in West Virginia. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 1,442 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 43% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
240 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 240 of the 8,807 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,124 family nurse practitioner records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP's NPI number?
Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508435025, issued on Jun 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 105538, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Lynn Pickens, APRN-CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. 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.