Melissa Lynn Spears, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Primary specialty

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LP0808X

License

29824 Issued in TN

Practice address

408 N Cedar Bluff Rd Ste 305
Knoxville, TN 37923-3648

Phone

(865) 888-5818

Fax

(865) 888-5819

NPI assigned

Jun 8, 2009

Last updated

Dec 5, 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 2

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, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

East Tennessee Addiction SpecialistsGroup PAC ID 6507292067, 7 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Master of Science - Nursing

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.

• East Tennessee Addiction Specialists

  • Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Maryville, TN
  • NPI 1770080632
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Life Connections Counseling Services, PLLC

  • Professional Counselor
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1174019087
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Southland Behavioral Health

  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1336596584
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Elevate Mental Health and Wellness, LLC

  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1376402107
  NPD Authorized official

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

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            "address_1": "1167 SPRATLIN PARK DR",
            "city": "GRAY",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "376156205",
            "telephone_number": "423-467-3600",
            "fax_number": "423-467-3644"
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        "enumeration_date": "2009-06-08",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-05",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-05",
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• Specialized Chiropractic, LLC
• Specialty Medical

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Knoxville, TN
• Providers in Knoxville, TN by specialty
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 5, 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.

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