Melanie Heather Chavez, FNP
NPI 1881269504ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Las Vegas, NM
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in Las Vegas, New Mexico, licensed in NM, with an NPI issued in May 2021. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $153,837 for 1,398 claims, against $11,986 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $53.00 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1881269504 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 25, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 28, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 63398 | NM |
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 (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 66 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 231 across 15 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $11,986 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,398 · 2,880 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 160 |
| Total drug cost | $153,837 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$53.00 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$57.73 · 3 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $19.05 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $18.94 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $15.01 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$53.00 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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