What is Melissa Ward's specialty?

Melissa Ward (NPI 1851373344) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Athens, AL.

Where does Melissa Ward practice?

Melissa Ward practices in Athens, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851373344.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Ward?

Melissa Ward (NPI 1851373344) received approximately $41K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 153 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851373344

Melissa WardCRNP

PRACTICELIMESTONE INTERNAL MEDICINESee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerAthens, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

778

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,376

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$37K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,044 Nurse Practitioner providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 309).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,967

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$367K

Distinct drugs

116

Brand share

17.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole347 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium275 claims

Metformin Hcl219 claims

Lisinopril211 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$157

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$157

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$157

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa Ward's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TANNER MEDICAL CLINIC LLC	95	201
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	49	73
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE	12	22
Stanley Smallwood Nurse Practitioner · Tanner, AL	12	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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