Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL
Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1104121508, issued on Jan 14, 2011. Check the license (Alabama 1-097253, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Higgins Wade
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1-097253 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (205) 934-3472
- Enumerated
- Jan 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 996-2200
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141209000264); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Higgins Wade in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-097253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,844 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa344 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er208 claims
- Amantadine82 claims
- Nuplazid78 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl72 claims
- Donepezil Hcl71 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Higgins Wade among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 44% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
568 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 568 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP's NPI number?
Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104121508, issued on Jan 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-3472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-097253, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Higgins Wade, CRNP had 1,844 Medicare Part D claims for 299 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.