Melanie Marie Brown
NPI 1982121760ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Great Falls, MT
Nurse Practitioner with Benefis Hospitals Inc, practicing in Great Falls, Montana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $281,069 for 3,586 claims, against $14,494 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $233.26 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Benefis Hospitals Inc and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1982121760 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 5, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 127159 | MT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (MT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 129 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 293 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,494 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,586 · 6,578 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 239 |
| Total drug cost | $281,069 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · 384 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT
- Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau, MT
- Great Falls Clinic HospitalGreat Falls, MT
- Northern Montana HospitalHavre, MT
- Pondera Medical CenterConrad, MT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$233.26 · 6 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$155.11 · 9 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $201.38 | 4 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.40 | 1 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $13.48 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$175.00 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$58.26 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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