Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Athens, AL
Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Athens, Alabama, and NPI 1851373344, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 1-083717, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Dawn Ward
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1-083717 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 W Hobbs St, Athens, AL 35611
- Phone
- (256) 800-2105
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 800-2107
- Medicaid IDs
- 1851373344 AL
529702470 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080812000315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Dawn Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-083717Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
6,729 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole347 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium275 claims
- Metformin Hcl219 claims
- Lisinopril211 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate182 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: $156.64
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Grifols USA, LLC. 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 one group practice
- New Leaf Medical Clinic, LLCAthens, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Dawn Ward among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Melissa Dawn Ward, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, over 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
60 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Athens
They are 60 of the 506 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP's NPI number?
Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851373344, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 W Hobbs St, Athens, AL, 35611. Phone: (256) 800-2105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-083717, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Dawn Ward, CRNP had 6,729 Medicare Part D claims for 325 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.