Melissa L. Cate, NP-C

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

39309 Issued in TN

Practice address

1738 Verona Dr
Chattanooga, TN 37421-3062

Phone

(423) 667-3345

NPI assigned

Jun 26, 2025

Last updated

Aug 1, 2025By the provider in NPPES

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 TN

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

Other, 2025

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Erlanger HealthGroup PAC ID 1153780226, 504 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Erlanger Medical Center Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, CCN 440104
• Memorial Healthcare System, Inc Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, CCN 440091

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Erlanger Health

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1477256303
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Erlanger Health

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1740073329
  NPD
• Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority

  dba UT Erlanger Health Network

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1154751931
  NPD (past)

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

• Erlanger Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1861194086
  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Health Care System Inc.

  dba Memorial Hospital Hixson

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hixson, TN
  • NPI 1083778633
  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Health Care System Inc.

  dba Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1255428736
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1754006400000",
    "number": "1528956596",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1738 VERONA DR",
            "city": "CHATTANOOGA",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "374213062"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1738 VERONA DR",
            "city": "CHATTANOOGA",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "374213062",
            "telephone_number": "423-667-3345"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CATE",
        "first_name": "MELISSA",
        "middle_name": "L.",
        "credential": "NP-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2025-06-26",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-01",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-01",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
            "state": "TN",
            "license": "39309",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• David Castrilli, MD
• Jason Castro
• Jennifer Testerman Castro, CRNA
• Misty Castro, LPN
• Elisha M Catchings, CRNA
• Ashleigh Cates
• Sarah E Cathey, PT, DPT
• Jane S Catterton, M.D.
• William Zackary Catterton, M.D.
• Donald G Caughran, M.D.

• Family Nurse Practitioner in Chattanooga, TN
• Providers in Chattanooga, TN by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 1, 2025; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.