NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP

Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1700893666, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 3177, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700893666
Name
Tonya Leigh Melton
Credential
ANP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
3177 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 Clemson RD, Columbia, SC 29229
Phone
(803) 419-6000
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 121 Clemson RD

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

  1. Martin Guzior, PHARMDPharmacist1659859957
  2. Armani Jones, PHARMDPharmacist1265037915
  3. Rebecca Jones, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629174636
  4. Lindsey Kozlowski, PHARMDPharmacist1942558911
  5. Michael Nadeau, PHARMDPharmacist1841843380
  6. Andreini Paige, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164005187

Verify Tonya Leigh Melton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,617 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 227 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tonya Melton1,617
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Letrozole241 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl70 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
  4. Revlimid55 claims
  5. Exemestane53 claims
  6. Alprazolam51 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: $3,260.98

148 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tonya Melton$3,260.98
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Tonya Leigh Melton among 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP is one of 1,263 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

204 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 204 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,263 nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tyease Mosley, NPColumbia, SC 292291700429453
  2. Natasha Smith, FNPColumbia, SC 292291033655055
  3. Jamie Bethel, APRNColumbia, SC 292231760107049
  4. Katherine Crow, NURSE PRACTITIONERColumbia, SC 292231518688621
  5. Jenna DavisColumbia, SC 292231871217935
  6. Heather Fults, NPColumbia, SC 292231659014751
  7. Angie Overton, NPColumbia, SC 292231346611720
  8. Jeevan PaulColumbia, SC 292231588449797

Common questions

What is Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP's NPI number?

Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700893666, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Clemson RD, Columbia, SC, 29229. Phone: (803) 419-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 3177, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tonya Leigh Melton, ANP had 1,617 Medicare Part D claims for 322 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.