Sherwanna Melissa Wheeler, CRNP
NPI 1831784164ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Riverdale, GA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (CRNP) with Oak Street Health Physicians Group of Alabama, LLC, practicing in Riverdale, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,168,086 for 6,143 claims, against $4,709 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,054 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Princeton Baptist Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1831784164 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CRNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 2, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | GAA-NP000979 | GA |
| Family Medicine | 207Q00000X | 1-0991822 | AL |
| Nurse Practitioner, Family | 363LF0000X | 1-091822 | AL |
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 (AL); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 38 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 109 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,709 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 6,143 · 14,112 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 446 |
| Total drug cost | $1,168,086 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Oak Street Health Physicians Group of Alabama, LLCBirmingham, AL · 27 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,054 · 10 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$727.63 · 12 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $430.84 | 4 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $243.68 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $148.31 | 1 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $117.64 | 1 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | $97.73 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,054 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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