NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Whitney Melton, CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Batesville, AR

Whitney Melton, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Batesville, Arkansas, and NPI 1477978054, issued on Feb 19, 2014. Check the license (Arkansas A004035, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1477978054
Name
Whitney Melton
Credential
CNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A004035 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3443 Harrison St, Batesville, AR 72501
Phone
(870) 698-1635
Enumerated
Feb 19, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(870) 793-3196
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140709000497); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 3443 Harrison St

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

  1. Janice Benton, ANPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1629414354
  2. David Boike, MDSpecialist1699776104
  3. Taylor Caston, PAPhysician Assistant1497125207
  4. Neelima Gonugunta, M.D.,Internal Medicine Physician1235371303
  5. Cynthia Jackson, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1073891040
  6. Margaret Kuykendall, MDSpecialist1699776195

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas 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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9.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

11,978 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 298 claims were for opioids.

  1. Whitney Melton11,978
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium627 claims
  2. Lisinopril479 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium451 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium447 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
  6. Omeprazole363 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: $265.08

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Whitney Melton$265.08
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. White River Health System, Inc.Batesville, AR

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

Whitney Melton among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Whitney Melton, CNP is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 41% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Batesville

They are 45 of the 1,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Batesville, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Blaney, NPSouthside, AR 725011659766939
  2. Amanda Cowell, APNPBatesville, AR 725011467891945
  3. Eric Haertling, APNBatesville, AR 725011245666536
  4. Rachel JohnsonBatesville, AR 725011043568058
  5. Robin Kerr, APNBatesville, AR 725011083931331
  6. Justin King, NP-CBatesville, AR 725011437693389
  7. Alisa Lancaster, APRNBatesville, AR 725011861634826
  8. Latrina Maez, NP-CBatesville, AR 725011922434885

Common questions

What is Whitney Melton, CNP's NPI number?

Whitney Melton, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477978054, issued on Feb 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Whitney Melton, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3443 Harrison St, Batesville, AR, 72501. Phone: (870) 698-1635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Whitney Melton, CNP's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A004035, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Whitney Melton, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Whitney Melton, CNP had 11,978 Medicare Part D claims for 588 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.