Melanie Ames, FNP-C
NPI 1548754476ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Newport News, VA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Riverside Physician Services Inc, practicing in Newport News, Virginia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $80,318 for 1,748 claims, against $7,411 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $83.96 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Riverside Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1548754476 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 27, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 0024176198 | VA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (VA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 64 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 215 across 43 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,411 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,748 · 2,492 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 122 |
| Total drug cost | $80,318 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Riverside Physician Services IncWilliamsburg, VA · 797 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News, VA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$83.96 · 4 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$1,120 · 15 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $62.44 | 3 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $21.52 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$83.96 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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