Melanie Marie Rivers, FNP-C
NPI 1235994757ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Hiawassee, GA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Murphy Medical Center Inc and 2 other groups, practicing in Hiawassee, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $3,516 for 230 claims, against $2,135 paid for services in 2024. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $737.45 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Chatuge Regional Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1235994757 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 7, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | RN234827 | GA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (GA); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 36 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 45 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,135 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 230 · 245 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 100 |
| Total drug cost | $3,516 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Murphy Medical Center IncMurphy, NC · 66 clinicians
- Appalachian Hospice LLCBlairsville, GA · 7 clinicians
- Chatuge Regional Hospital IncHiawassee, GA · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Chatuge Regional HospitalHiawassee, GA
- Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC
- Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$737.45 · 15 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$470.72 · 14 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $721.67 | 14 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $15.78 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$557.85 · 4 payments
- Food and Beverage$179.60 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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