Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · La Follette, TN
Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in La Follette, Tennessee, and NPI 1508196924, issued on Jan 7, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 7645, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Elaine Welden
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 7645 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 923 E Central Ave, La Follette, TN 37766
- Phone
- (423) 907-1404
- Enumerated
- Jan 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Elaine Welden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 7645Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin35 claims
- Ondansetron Odt30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Azithromycin26 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26 claims
- Prednisone24 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.
Melissa Elaine Welden among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 32% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in La Follette
They are 5 of the 220 NPPES records with a practice address in La Follette, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508196924, issued on Jan 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 923 E Central Ave, La Follette, TN, 37766. Phone: (423) 907-1404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 7645, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Elaine Welden, APRN had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.