Melinda J Carter , ARNP
Nurse Practitioner • Tacoma, WA
1148 Broadway Ste 100
Tacoma, WA 984023518
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NPI assigned on January 15, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 100 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 85610 — Blood test, clotting time: 100 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 75 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Warfarin Sodium — 75 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Tacoma, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 153. Middle half: 52 to 624.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 1,094 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 285. Middle half: 75 to 886.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 828 in 2019 to 100 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1148 Broadway Ste 100
Tacoma, WA 984023518
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
12 people with Original Medicare in 2023
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2023.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $420 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $420 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
183 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$890 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Melinda Carter has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Melinda Carter as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Tacoma and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Tacoma, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 153. Middle half: 52 to 624.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 1,094 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 285. Middle half: 75 to 886.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Tacoma, WA (2024, 72 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,406. Middle half: $620 to $60,649.
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Washington (2024, 1,094 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,848. Middle half: $1,137 to $111,411.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Melinda Carter are from 2023.
164 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (2,330 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
11.6% of these 164 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
44.5% of these 164 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 88% from 828 in 2019 to 100 in 2023.
- 2019: 828
- 2020: 166
- 2021: 266
- 2022: 165
- 2023: 100
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 98% from $22,669 in 2019 to $420 in 2023.
- 2019: $22,669
- 2020: $710
- 2021: $1,141
- 2022: $696
- 2023: $420
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 97% from $15,783 in 2019 to $420 in 2023.
- 2019: $15,783
- 2020: $710
- 2021: $1,141
- 2022: $696
- 2023: $420
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 17% from 90 in 2020 to 75 in 2024.
- 2020: 90
- 2021: 116
- 2022: 114
- 2023: 115
- 2024: 75
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 24% from 148 in 2020 to 183 in 2024.
- 2020: 148
- 2021: 220
- 2022: 240
- 2023: 243
- 2024: 183
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 50% from $1,779 in 2020 to $890 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,779
- 2021: $2,567
- 2022: $3,831
- 2023: $2,114
- 2024: $890
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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85610
Blood test, clotting time
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100 | 12 | $5.56 | $4.20 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 75 | 5,211 | $890.15 | 21 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-02-14NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20050215001121
WA
8123070372
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1148 BROADWAY STE 100, TACOMA, WA 984023518 (Tel: 2535974550)
Registered at 1148 BROADWAY STE 100, TACOMA, WA 984023518 (Tel: 2535974550)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1100 9TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 981012756 (Tel: 2062236600)
Registered at 1100 OLIVE WAY MSC M4-PA, SEATTLE, WA 981011873 (Tel: 2065155811)
Recorded as MELINDA CARTER, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: WA AP30006831)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Tacoma
- Leena Leon, FNP
- Hannah Christensen, ARNP
- Becky Prideaux Blodgett, ARNP
- Jestyn Cummings, ARNP
- Regina Steele, ARNP
- Jessica Taylor, ARNP-C
Mailing Address
1148 Broadway Ste 100
Tacoma, WA 984023518
Phone: 2535974550