Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1730419474, issued on Dec 31, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 14588, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa J. Smith Vaughn
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 14588 TN
RN206506 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St Ste B-601, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 316-2042
- Enumerated
- Dec 31, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100504000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 979 E 3RD St Ste B-601
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wesley Bradford, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1588172100
- Jonathan Pumilia, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1598146607
Verify Melissa J. Smith Vaughn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 14588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $295.96
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
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
- Emergency Medicine Services OF TN, PCJasper, TN
- Memorial Health Care System Inc.Hixson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730419474, issued on Dec 31, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St Ste B-601, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 316-2042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 14588, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa J. Smith Vaughn, FNP had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 85 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.