Melissa Webber Richardson
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Melissa Webber Richardson is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1518541861, issued on May 11, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 25499, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Webber Richardson
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 25499 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Greene St, Columbia, SC 29208
- Phone
- (803) 777-7412
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211208000518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Webber Richardson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 25499Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
2,310 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate81 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium77 claims
- Furosemide70 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide68 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: $234.07
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Musc Community PhysiciansColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Webber Richardson among 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Melissa Webber Richardson is one of 465 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% 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, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 344 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 127 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 465 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Melissa Webber Richardson's NPI number?
Melissa Webber Richardson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518541861, issued on May 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Webber Richardson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Greene St, Columbia, SC, 29208. Phone: (803) 777-7412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Webber Richardson's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25499, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Webber Richardson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Webber Richardson had 2,310 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.