NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · South Sioux City, NE

Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in South Sioux City, Nebraska, and NPI 1073249306, issued on Jul 28, 2022. Check the license (Nebraska 114639, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska 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
1073249306
Name
Melissa Ellen Watchorn
Credential
ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
114639 NE
G170395 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
909 W 21St St, South Sioux City, NE 68776
Phone
(402) 412-4600
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240627000305); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 909 W 21St St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lori Bratetic, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770258097
  2. Robert OuelletteMental Health Counselor1366756371

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska 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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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,703 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Melissa Watchorn1,703
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Prazosin Hcl124 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate115 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl86 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl82 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl75 claims
  6. Aripiprazole67 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: $1,600.05

72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, 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 Watchorn$1,600.05
  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. Heartland Counseling Services, Inc.South Sioux City, NE
  2. Siouxland Mental Health Services IncSioux City, IA

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

Melissa Ellen Watchorn among 353 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Nebraska

Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC is one of 353 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 2022, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 65% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Nebraska

There are 353 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Nebraska.

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

  1. Lori Bratetic, PMHNPSouth Sioux City, NE 687761770258097
  2. Cathleen Handke, APRNPierce, NE 687671134884349
  3. Alexis Albrecht, APRNWest Point, NE 687881457089435
  4. Nicole Fisher, APRNWest Point, NE 687881225957426
  5. Pamela List, APRNWest Point, NE 687881023104270
  6. Abbie Carpenter, PMHNPOneill, NE 687631205668290
  7. Diane Teadtke, APRN, PMHNP-BCNiobrara, NE 687601881233070
  8. Bailey Binkey, NPGrand Island, NE 688011629801295

Common questions

What is Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073249306, issued on Jul 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 W 21St St, South Sioux City, NE, 68776. Phone: (402) 412-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 114639, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Ellen Watchorn, ARNP, PMHNP-BC had 1,703 Medicare Part D claims for 69 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.

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.