NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Preston, CNP

Family Medicine Physician · Dumas, TX

Melissa Preston, CNP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dumas, Texas, and NPI 1144819293, issued on Jan 13, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1156257, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1144819293
Name
Melissa Preston
Credential
CNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
1156257 TX
62432 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1524 Guy Lane Plz, Dumas, TX 79029
Phone
(806) 948-1459
Enumerated
Jan 13, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2024
Fax
(806) 948-1461
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1524 Guy Lane Plz

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

  1. Shannon King, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1679181283
  2. Shelly Wray, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1497273171

Verify Melissa Preston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

465 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Melissa Preston465
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril24 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl19 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro19 claims
  5. Azithromycin18 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium18 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: $104.27

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Preston$104.27
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa Preston among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Melissa Preston, CNP is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dumas

They are 6 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Dumas, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Aldape, DODumas, TX 790291215259841
  2. Chris Bunch, M.D.Dumas, TX 790291639251101
  3. Justin Corbin, M.D.Dumas, TX 790291255698213
  4. Bud Faris, DODumas, TX 790291922179712
  5. Shyam Goverdhana, M.D.Dumas, TX 790291811282619
  6. Robert Adams, D.O.Dimmitt, TX 790271396905725
  7. Gary Hardee, M.D.Dimmitt, TX 790271841384690
  8. Robert Alexander, M.D.Friona, TX 790351366558116

Common questions

What is Melissa Preston, CNP's NPI number?

Melissa Preston, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144819293, issued on Jan 13, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Preston, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1524 Guy Lane Plz, Dumas, TX, 79029. Phone: (806) 948-1459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Preston, CNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1156257, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa Preston, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Preston, CNP had 465 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.