Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ridgeland, MS
Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and NPI 1629791660, issued on Sep 23, 2022. Check the license (Mississippi 905239, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Wheaton
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 905239 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 Trace Colony Park Dr # B, Ridgeland, MS 39157
- Phone
- (601) 236-1800
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Fax
- (601) 258-6668
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Wheaton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 905239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
914 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium55 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Metformin Hcl35 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide29 claims
- Potassium Chloride26 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: $24.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Melissa Wheaton among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ridgeland
They are 55 of the 1,134 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgeland, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629791660, issued on Sep 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 Trace Colony Park Dr # B, Ridgeland, MS, 39157. Phone: (601) 236-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 905239, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Wheaton, FNP-BC had 914 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.