Melinda Estes, FNP
NPI 1467855494ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Joplin, MO
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with Freeman-Oak Hill Health System, practicing in Joplin, Missouri. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $7,819 for 79 patients in 2024, with only 37 Part D claims. Abiomed was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $230.10 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Freeman Health System - Freeman West as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1467855494 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 5, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 7, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 2014035049 | MO |
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 (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 79 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 134 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,819 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 37 · 38 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 19 |
| Total drug cost | $876.64 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO · 394 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$230.10 · 5 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$297.29 · 8 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $191.82 | 3 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $23.24 | 1 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $15.04 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$230.10 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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