NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN

Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790911469, issued on Jun 8, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 29824, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790911469
Name
Melissa Lynn Spears
Credential
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
29824 TN
164427 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
408 N Cedar Bluff RD Ste 305, Knoxville, TN 37923
Phone
(865) 888-5818
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2025
Fax
(865) 888-5819
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210713001735); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Lynn Spears 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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  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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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

676 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Melissa Spears676
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam76 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine53 claims
  3. Clonazepam46 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl33 claims
  5. Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er31 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl30 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: $4,627.95

161 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Spears$4,627.95
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. East Tennessee Addiction SpecialistsMaryville, TN
  2. Life Connections Counseling Services PLLCKnoxville, TN

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

Melissa Lynn Spears among 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2020 among the 929 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

184 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 184 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 1,611 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brittani Arrowood, NP-CKnoxville, TN 379231407320039
  2. Betsy Crabtree, APRN, PMHNPKnoxville, TN 379231780105502
  3. Erika DraperKnoxville, TN 379231649881038
  4. Lori Hestand, NPKnoxville, TN 379231326377177
  5. Sukesh Jadav, PMHNPKnoxville, TN 379231215683651
  6. Khairunnissa Jooma, DNP/PMHNP-BC/LPCKnoxville, TN 379231639102791
  7. Whitney Martin, APRNKnoxville, TN 379231124258629
  8. Matthew Mote, PMH-NPKnoxville, TN 379231174997993

Common questions

What is Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790911469, issued on Jun 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 408 N Cedar Bluff RD Ste 305, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 888-5818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29824, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC had 676 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

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