Dr. Melissa Garrison, APRN is an Indiana native and completed her Masters Degree in Nursing at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. Since moving to Florida, she has completed her Doctorate in Nursing with an emphasis on diabetes and diabetic self-management. She has served as a preceptor for nurse practitioner students. In her time off, she enjoys traveling, being outdoors and spending time with her family.
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Walden University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI
Master’s Degree, Science of Nursing - Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Bachelor’s Degree, Science of Nursing
- Diabetes
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- American Academy of Diabetic Educators
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Riverview 7229 Highway 301 South Riverview, Florida 33578
F: (813) 355-5906
Provider Hours
- Monday: 8am - 6pm
- Tuesday: 8am - 6pm
- Wednesday: 8am - 2pm
- Thursday: 8am - 5pm
- Friday: 8am - 5pm
- Saturday: 8am - 12pm (during availability)
Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health participates with most major carriers. Please consult your insurance carrier prior to your appointment to verify our participation status with your insurance plan. This list is subject to change and is not all-inclusive.
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare PPO
- Aetna PPO
- AvMed HMO
- AvMed PPO
- BC Advantage 65
- BC Health Options (Blue Care)
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS HMO- BlueCare Health Options (Marketplace Plan)
- BCBS Medicare HMO
- BCBS Medicare PPO
- BCBS Network Blue (Blue Options)
- BCBS PPO (Includes EPO, PPC, BlueOptions, Blue Select)
- Baycare Exclusive Network
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Local Plus
- Cigna PPO
- Great West HMO
- Great West PPO
- Coventry HMO
- Coventry Medicare PPO
- Coventry PPO
- First Health
- Humana HMO
- Humana Medicare PPO (Includes Choice PPO/PFFS)
- Humana PPO
- Beechstreet
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare System (PHCS)
- Tricare East
- Tricare East HMO (Prime)
- United Healthcare AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- United Healthcare AARP Medicare Complete PPO
- United Healthcare Dual Complete HMO
- United Healthcare Dual Complete PPO
- United Healthcare Evercare
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Secure Horizons
- Wellmed- UnitedHealthcare Medicare
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