Melody Ann Cotter, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Fredericksburg, VA
Melody Ann Cotter, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1447320650, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0024165236, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Ann Cotter
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 0024165236 VA
0015000664 VA
0710101613 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Jackson St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
- Phone
- (540) 373-3223
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 371-3753
- Medicaid ID
- 010255431 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140827001665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Jackson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Shaheda Ali, M.DPsychiatry Physician1639278617
- Michelle Amey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1508175217
- Jenavese Armstrong, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598322208
- Kathryn Baker, LPCMental Health Counselor1780611558
- Jennifer Barger, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1710312988
Verify Melody Ann Cotter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024165236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
3,503 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl231 claims
- Buspirone Hcl229 claims
- Sertraline Hcl185 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate182 claims
- Mirtazapine166 claims
- Risperidone151 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: $467.98
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.
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
- Rappahannock Area Community Services BoardFredericksburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Ann Cotter among 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Melody Ann Cotter, APRN is one of 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2021 among the 903 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 16% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fredericksburg
They are 44 of the 3,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Fredericksburg, and 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
All 1,531 in Virginia → Every provider in Fredericksburg → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynne Ailor, NPFredericksburg, VA 224011508898826
- Christi Carver, CNSFredericksburg, VA 224011043290968
- Paul Colton, PMHNP-BCFredericksburg, VA 224011225355787
- Amanda Fisher, PMHNP-BCFredericksburg, VA 224011013467307
- Myra Guitreau-Iem, PMHNPFredericksburg, VA 224011821773953
- Jamie HolderFredericksburg, VA 224011447905856
- Auryana MalekFredericksburg, VA 224011962057695
- Victoria McKay, PMHNP-BCFredericksburg, VA 224011376795898
Common questions
What is Melody Ann Cotter, APRN's NPI number?
Melody Ann Cotter, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447320650, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Ann Cotter, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Jackson St, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401. Phone: (540) 373-3223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Ann Cotter, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024165236, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melody Ann Cotter, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Ann Cotter, APRN had 3,503 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.