Melia Fortenberry, NP

Primary specialty

Acute Care Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LA2100X

License

906647 Issued in MS

Practice address

1314 19TH Ave
Meridian, MS 39301-4116

Phone

(601) 703-9590

NPI assigned

May 7, 2024

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MS

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 2023

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Southern Medical Consultants LLCGroup PAC ID 9830496314, 19 clinicians

Medical Foundation IncGroup PAC ID 9234043712, 211 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Accentcare Home Health of Carthage Home health agency, Carthage, MS, CCN 257129
• Centerwell Home Health Home health agency, Meridian, MS, CCN 257300
• Ochsner Rush Hospital Hospital, Meridian, MS, CCN 250069
• Ochsner Watkins Hospital Hospital, Quitman, MS, CCN 251316

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Medical Foundation, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1609820539

  Acute Care

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Southern Medical Consultants LLC

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Ridgeland, MS
  • NPI 1215396577
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Medical Foundation, Inc.

  dba Ochsner Rush Medical Center Emergency Room Professional Services

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1700917994
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Centerwell Certified Healthcare Corp.

  dba CenterWell Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1952537714
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rush Medical Foundation

  dba Ochsner Rush Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Meridian, MS
  • NPI 1770543399
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rush Medical Foundation

  dba Ochsner Watkins Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Quitman, MS
  • NPI 1912079625
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sta-Home Health Agency of Carthage, Inc

  dba AccentCare Home Health of Carthage

  • Home Health Agency
  • Carthage, MS
  • NPI 1275674533
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "3334 HIGHWAY 496",
            "city": "MERIDIAN",
            "state": "MS",
            "postal_code": "393017120",
            "telephone_number": "601-479-4766"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "address_1": "1314 19TH AVE",
            "city": "MERIDIAN",
            "state": "MS",
            "postal_code": "393014116",
            "telephone_number": "601-703-9590"
        }
    ],
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            "address_1": "7048 Old Canton Rd Ste 2E",
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            "telephone_number": "601-992-9790",
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        }
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        "first_name": "MELIA",
        "credential": "NP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2024-05-07",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-04",
        "certification_date": "2026-08-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "363LA2100X",
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            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care",
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            "license": "906647",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

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• Marie Saxon Ford, FNP
• Chip W Foreman, CRNA
• Kyai Forney
• Nelson Ferrell Fort, DDS
• Daphne Fortner
• Monica Fortner
• Anthony C. Fouts, M.D.
• Cynthia Franklin
• Tayna Lateese Franklin

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Meridian, MS
• Providers in Meridian, MS by specialty
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Mississippi

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 4, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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