NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Hamilton, OH

Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hamilton, Ohio, and NPI 1528251113, issued on Aug 27, 2007. Check the license (Ohio COA.09546-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528251113
Name
Melissa Carol Whitesell
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
COA.09546-NP OH
285152 OH
COA09546 OH
4025979 KY
0024191033 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
630 Eaton Ave # 2W, Hamilton, OH 45013
Phone
(513) 867-2433
Enumerated
Aug 27, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2024
Fax
(513) 867-2499
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200505003313); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

989 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Melissa Whitesell989
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Lorazepam55 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate50 claims
  3. Gabapentin48 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl42 claims
  5. Trintellix33 claims
  6. Alprazolam31 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score66.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $501.19

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 Whitesell$501.19
  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 7 group practices

  1. Bon Secours Medical Group Richmond Specialty Care LLCRichmond, VA
  2. Eventus Wholehealth Midwest IncHilliard, OH
  3. Extended Care Specialists, IncHilliard, OH
  4. Mercy Health Physicians Cincinnati Specialty Care LLCMilford, OH
  5. Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky Specialty Care LLCPaducah, KY
  6. Mercy Health Physicians Springfield Specialty Care LLCSpringfield, OH
  7. Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown Specialty Care LLCYoungstown, OH

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

Melissa Carol Whitesell among 2,498 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Ohio

Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN is one of 2,498 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 3% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 1,546 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 21% 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 Ohio 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 Ohio

There are 2,498 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Ohio.

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

  1. Kara Beckman, APRN, PMHNP-BCHamilton, OH 450131902625312
  2. Daniel Hardy, APRN, PMHNP-BC,Hamilton, OH 450131396469284
  3. Fidelis Sangye, CNPHamilton, OH 450131871811562
  4. Eunice AduFairfield, OH 450141245987320
  5. Shannon Bailey, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BCFairfield, OH 450141639953714
  6. Michele Chung, PMHNPFairfield, OH 450141194402271
  7. Ann Fulton, MSN, PMHNPFairfield, OH 450141689822835
  8. Nicola Ison, PMHNP-BCFairfield, OH 450141023971900

Common questions

What is Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN's NPI number?

Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528251113, issued on Aug 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 630 Eaton Ave # 2W, Hamilton, OH, 45013. Phone: (513) 867-2433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number COA.09546-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN had 989 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Carol Whitesell, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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